Abstract
Although modern medicine has made great strides in the management of burn injuries,
associated complications such as pain, infection, dyspigmentation, and scarring have
yet to be fully dealt with. Although skin grafting and meshing are routinely performed
on burn patients, this method poses a risk for adverse effects. Activated autologous
platelet-rich plasma (aaPRP), which is increasingly used in the field of plastic surgery,
contains growth factors beneficial for wound regeneration. Seven cases of burns with
varying severity and conditions that were treated with intralesional subcutaneous
injection and intravenous aaPRP are presented and discussed herein. This case series
indicates that subcutaneous and intravenous aaPRP is a safe procedure with the potential
to be an alternative when skin grafting cannot be done or as an adjunct treatment
to skin grafting.
Keywords
platelet-rich plasma - burns - skin transplantation
