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A research carried out by researchers of the University of Queensland at Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane reveals that the Spray-on skin helps the child burns victims to deal with the agony of scaring. Microskin, the so-called spray-on skin product showed a significant improvement in appearance of the scars of the children. An abstract from the Media Release...

The new liquid spray-on skin technology, which binds to the topmost layer of skin, is a world first Australian invention. It is waterproof and sweat-resistant, with one application lasting three to four days.



Eighty percent of children felt happier or ‘mostly’ happier, as well as more confident, when they had Microskin covering their scars,” Ms Swannell said. Twenty children, with an average age of twelve years were involved in the study. The vast majority of children indicated they enjoyed social outings more when wearing Microskin.



Most children could not feel Microskin on their skin. The study also showed that use of the product lead to improvements in how the patient’s family functioned.