Skin Bank in Damascus opened

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Syria has now a skin bank in Al-Mowasah University Hospital in Damascus to treat burns, according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA). 
 
The agency quoted Director-General of Al-Mowasah University hospital Dr. Islam Zakareyah Al-Amin as saying that the Skin Bank will save the life of people who lost a large area of skin as a result of severe burns and wounds. 
 
” The bank will ensure free skins grafting instead of expensive biological and industrial substitutes,” he added, pointing out that the bank include skins that  were removed from the abdomen during surgeries and they are safe to treat burns. 
 
Basma Qaddour
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