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When a skin graft or a skin flap struggles to take, it is usually because the tissue is not receiving enough oxygen to heal. This is a recognised situation where hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can help, used alongside, not instead of, standard medical care.

Despite all the advice to the contrary people continue to use sprays, creams, aloe vera moisturisers, butter, or even olive oil on burns according to the Irish Association of Plastic Surgery (IAPS). Following a spate of house fires Dr Patricia Eadie, president of IAPS, reminded the public that using anything but clean, running, water can make a burn much worse.