Wounded soldiers can sometimes return from their tours overseas with missing limbs and body parts after being injured in battle. This can cause them to have a lower quality of life after serving our country. In an effort to give back to these wounded soldiers, doctors from around the country have come together to deliver some of the most innovative medical treatments to help these warriors get back on their feet and return to living as normal of a life as possible.
From surgeons in Los Angeles using a part of an Iraqi veteran’s forehead to rebuild his nose, to Pittsburgh doctors using pig tissue therapies to help rebuild thigh muscles, wounded soldiers are receiving a host of unusual but highly effective medical procedures. In Boston plans are being made to implant lab-grown ears. This idea came after successful experimentation with sheep and pigs. And in San Antonio, spray-on skin cells are being created to help rebuild wounded soldiers’ skin after being burned or severely wounded.
This is a positive move in the medical field, and one that is helping soldiers as they return home from combat. The findings come from taxpayer-funded research and they have been in the works for over four years. Soldiers, such as a certain 28-year-old Marine, look forward to these treatment to help improve their quality of life. This particular soldier suffered from difficulty walking after losing half of his thigh muscle. The Pittsburgh medical team who created the pig tissue therapy will work with him to help rebuild his muscle and help him to walk normally again.
The Southampton plastic surgeon Dr. Edward Kole extends his heartfelt gratitude to the troops serving our country and wishes them the best during their healing with these innovative medical treatments.
