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The Brisbane's Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) is heading a study with Microskin that will involve up to 210 children aged eight to 17 from burn centres at hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. RCH burns and trauma centre director Professor Roy Kimble announced the study alongside the founder of the innovative product and director of Microskin International, Linda Lowndes .Microskin is a simulated secondary skin which is designed to help people suffering from skin conditions such as burns, scars, birthmarks and acne damage. Ms Lowndes says the waterproof product is sprayed onto patients' skin where it binds to and camouflages problem areas. Rafika told reporters at the launch that they felt pretty with microskin on. "You cannot feel it (when you put microskin on). It's like real skin," Rafika said.
The girls have had as many as 50 operations between them since arriving in Brisbane more than two years ago. They can now walk and write. Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children carers co-ordinator Judy Percy said the sisters' hands and feet were so badly burnt that their fingers and toes were deformed and rendered useless. She said being able to cover the severe scars on their face and body was icing on the cake.
"When they first arrived Rafika used to say the word 'ugly'. I would say: 'I don't know what you mean by that word do you?' and she would say: 'You know'," Ms Percy said. "After a while she stopped saying that. And when she tried microskin for the first time she was so happy."
RCH social worker Jessica James-Chadwick will play a major role in the study. She said many children with visible scarring to their faces, necks, arms and hands were bullied and teased by other children. "Children are more likely to have a negative attitude towards disfigurement or difference," Ms James-Chadwick said. "Children can't help but stare, ask them lots of questions, so they (children with burns) are having to constantly deal with that social stigma, so microskin is a good product in giving them a break from that and helping them blend into the community."
Ms Lowndes said microskin colour-corrects using state-of-the-art technology to create an even skin tone suited to the user. "We spend a lot of time telling the children it's not there to cure it and they will have to accept (the scar's) not going away," she said. "But it does bring a smile to their face and makes it a little easier for them." Microskin wears off gradually over a period of five days, or can be removed using a special serum.
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New York: Premier Anna Bligh today officially opened a New York office and patient clinic for leading Queensland biomedical company, Microskin, as part of her trade visit to the US.
“Microskin is a great Queensland success story – the company was conceived and founded by Queensland researcher, Linda Lowndes , and now produces a world-leading skin simulation product which is in great demand in the US,“ Ms Bligh said.
The opening of the New York office is a significant milestone as the company continues to expand in the US and find new markets for its product.
“The technology can camouflage a number of skin conditions with a spray-on skin created using specially designed software which reads and colour corrects human skin colour. It is waterproof and sweat-resistant, with one application lasting three to four days.
“Since the company was founded in 2005, Microskin has assisted people from all over the world with skin related conditions including vitiligo, birthmarks, burns, eczema, lupus and keloid scarring.
“The system develops an individual formula for each client, with research showing that the product has been found to be highly effective in reducing the appearance of burns and associated mental trauma - particularly in children.
“Microskin is a perfect example of a smart Queensland company that is providing a valuable and highly innovative product internationally, and employing 19 people in Queensland and overseas to deliver world-class skin replacement technology and products,” Ms Bligh said.
Ms Lowndes has been the recipient of several awards, including the National Telstra Business Women’s Award for Innovation, a National AMP Innovation Award, and the National Telstra Business Award for Innovation.
She was also named in The Courier-Mail’s 50 Best and Brightest Queenslanders in 2006 and 2009.