Cell and Gene Therapy

Track 20: Skin cell therapy

Recently, the term "stem cells" has gained a lot of popularity in the cosmetics industry. Skincare professionals do not use embryonic stem cells since live materials cannot be incorporated into skincare products. Instead, scientists are developing solutions containing specialised peptides, enzymes, or plant stem cells that, when applied topically to the skin's surface, aid in either stimulating or protecting the skin's own stem cells from harm and degeneration. The method is now employed mostly to preserve the lives of patients who have third-degree burns covering very extensive regions of their bodies.