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Dont know. Few years back there was even talk about growing new fingers by preventing the growth of scarring tissue. What ever happened to that project?
by timonoko 3y ago
Dont know. Few years back there was even talk about growing new fingers by preventing the growth of scarring tissue. What ever happened to that project?
- ecuaflo 3y agoLongaker lab is at the forefront of anti-scarring from what I know with their verteporfin research around blocking engrailed 1 gene expression during wound healing to prevent fibrosing and encourage perfect wound healing. They’ve only done it on skin though, haven’t seen anything about fingers or limbs
- fractallyte 3y agoThe tip of my finger was cut off a few months ago in an accident. Treatment consisted of a breathable dressing which sealed the fingertip around the stump, thereby prevented it from drying out and scarring. It was very smelly and messy for a few weeks, but it worked - my fingertip grew back. It's a bit deformed (because the emergency doctor gave me a 'manicure' before dressing the wound), but it's there. Lots of results on Google if you search for "fingertip regeneration". Otherwise, I can provide academic/medical references.
- raisedbyninjas 3y agoI'd read that children could regrow fingertips. This article suggests that just having the base of the fingernail is what's needed. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/06/10/190385484/chopped-how-amputated-fingertips-sometimes-grow-back https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/06/10/1903854...