COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new product will help patients recover quicker after deep lacerations or severe burns, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center surgeons will be the first to utilize it.
They will be using a product called Cohealyx. A release from the medical center refers to the product as a “collagen-based skin substitute.”
“When a patient has a severe burn or deep cut that goes through the skin’s two layers, the skin is unable to repair itself putting the patient at risk of infection and scarring,” said Dr. John Loftus, surgeon and clinical assistant professor of surgery at OSU’s College of Medicine, in the release. “Skin substitutes can help regrow skin creating an environment that can support a skin graft.”
The product was given clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December of last year.
The medical center said studies show this product allows for skin grafts to be conducted faster than others.
“The ability to facilitate quicker wound closure may reduce the amount of time patients spend in the hospital and improve health outcomes,” Loftus said in the release.