Why choose Fiona Wood as a plastic surgeon?
Professor Fiona Wood’s dedication to improving outcomes for burns patients and expanding the knowledge of wound healing began in 1991 when she became trained as West Australia’s first female plastic surgeon.
What age is Fiona Wood for?
An authorised biography of burns surgeon, inventor and Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Wood, written especially for ages 10+. An inspiring true story of spirit and stamina, generosity and courage. Narrative non-fiction. Part of the Aussie STEM Stars series.
What is the Fiona Wood Foundation?
The Fiona Wood Foundation was formerly known as the McComb Foundation (established in 1999). Professor Fiona Wood’s dedication to improving outcomes for burns patients and expanding the knowledge of wound healing began in 1991 when she became trained as West Australia’s first female plastic surgeon.
Is this new spray-on skin treatment close to a 'tipping point'?
RENOWNED burns specialist Fiona Wood says her ground-breaking spray-on skin treatment is close to a "tipping point" for widespread use around the world.
How has spray-on skin helped people?
Growing sheets of cultured skin- and then developing 'spray on skin'- allows skin grafts to be applied much sooner which reduces the risk of infection and results in less scaring. Spray on skin is now being used around the world and has changed people's lives.
Is Fiona Wood Australian?
Fiona was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Western Australia Citizen of the Year award for her contribution to Medicine in the field of burns research. Fiona was then named Australian of the Year for 2005. She is an Australian Living Treasure.
How did Fiona Wood come up with spray-on skin?
From the early 1990s Wood focused her research on improving established techniques of skin repair. Her spray-on skin repair technique involved taking a small patch of healthy skin from a burn victim and using it to grow new skin cells in a laboratory. The new cells were then sprayed onto the patient's damaged skin.
Why did Fiona Wood create spray-on skin?
In 1992, after treating a patient with burns to 90 per cent of his body using an emerging US-invented technology of cultured skin, Wood was inspired to research how to help heal burns more quickly as a means to reduce scarring.
Passion, courage, humanity, science
I’ve read all three of these Aussie STEM Star titles and they’re AMAZING! Incredible stories of ordinary people who decided to stand up for something, to do something, to live passionately and use their lives to make a difference by harnessing human energy, and by embracing science and technology.
The first review is in!
And guess what? It’s by me. Yes, I’m unashamedly reviewing a book I wrote. And I’m giving it five stars. Because we should all walk a mile in Fiona’s shoes.
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Full Article. Fiona Wood, in full Fiona Melanie Wood, (born February 2, 1958, Hernsworth, Yorkshire, England), British-born Australian plastic surgeon who invented “spray-on skin” technology for use in treating burn victims. Wood was raised in a mining village in Yorkshire. Athletic as a youth, she had originally dreamed ...
What is the spray on skin repair technique?
Her spray-on skin repair technique involved taking a small patch of healthy skin from a burn victim and using it to grow new skin cells in a laboratory. The new cells were then sprayed onto the patient’s damaged skin.
How long does it take for skin grafts to grow?
With traditional skin grafts, 21 days were necessary to grow enough cells to cover extensive burns. Using spray-on skin, Wood was able to lower that amount of time to just 5 days. Wood patented her technique and in 1999 cofounded a company, Clinical Cell Culture, to release the technology worldwide.