The new treatment has helped to survive a child with incurable burns

The press has published the first pictures of the baby, who suffered burns over 80% of the body that are considered incompatible with life. But she started to recover, thanks to the revolutionary transplant.

A native of South Africa's Kruger Isabella all forecasts should not survive after during New Year celebrations in her home exploded container with fireworks. Three year old girl suffered burns   80% of the body surface, which is almost no chances. The human body can not cope with the shock, and such patients usually die within a few days after the injury in the emergency room.

But she managed to get out, although it is still in the hospital. Earlier this month, Isabella went through a revolutionary transplant operation 41 pieces of special skin that arrived in South Africa from America. Transplants have been installed on the face, back, chest, arms and legs baby. According to doctors, the new skin very well take root in the body of the little victim burns . Of course, the resulting body will still be scars, but they will be considerably smaller than in normal skin transplants.

Things went so well that doctors decided to call Isabella from an artificial coma, where she was submerged due to persistent severe pain. Now the girl is conscious, she communicates with her family and doctors, and it is hoped that Isabel will soon go home. In the body of the baby 41% "clone" of the skin.

Its it is grown in a special laboratory in Boston using stem cells harvested from the body of the child. Moreover, the lifetime of finished transplants before the operation a total of 24 hours, and a flight from the US to South Africa took 21 hours. Material for transplantation transported from the airport by helicopter, so he domchalsya to the hospital in 16 minutes.

During the months spent in intensive care, Isabella suffered pneumonia, kidney failure and several cardiac arrests. Doctors still managed to stabilize her for a unique operation.

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