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eppur_se_muova

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13. Actually, it says "this is what a second-degree burn looks like".

Reply to trotsky (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 06:07 PM

Dec 2012

... so they're not claiming it's his burn at all. They have no "before" photos of this patient, which isn't all that surprising. Photographing patients is not routine, especially when doctors are being trying to save their lives. There's no real reason to suspect the "after" footage. The absence of scarring is, in fact, part of the claimed advantage of this procedure. Claiming the entire video is a dramatization is overstating the case, at minimum.

Author of this analysis just sounds grouchy.

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Skin Cell Gun (Graphic Photo of Burn Victim) [View all] 2on2u Dec 2012 OP

K&R. Wonderful news. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #1

holy shit! nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #2

K&R Scuba Dec 2012 #3

Fantastic! Suich Dec 2012 #4

The prolonged somewhat successful treatment for many burn victims is EXPENSIVE.... what 2on2u Dec 2012 #5

And incredibly painful, too. This is amazing. n/t gkhouston Dec 2012 #15

Yes! Between this and the 'replicator' thread, I am so glad to be living in this time. freshwest Dec 2012 #10

This is my definition of a miracle. enlightenment Dec 2012 #6

Holy smokes batman! nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2012 #7

Wow! That is amazing. progressoid Dec 2012 #8

Dammit! My son could have used that four months ago! Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #9

wow. Thats AWESOME. bunnies Dec 2012 #11

Is the Skin Cell Gun real? trotsky Dec 2012 #12

Actually, it says "this is what a second-degree burn looks like". eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #13

+1. I thought it was pretty clear in the video that this is still something they're trying out, as gkhouston Dec 2012 #16

So you err on the side of believing what you're told in a video clip? trotsky Dec 2012 #17

"printing skin" is the step that might not be necessary, at all Warpy Dec 2012 #14