Fish Skin Cheaper, Less Painful in Treating Burns Than Bandages

Fish skin contains a type of collagen that is similar to the protein found in human skin which can speed up healing.

Using fish skin to heal burns can be cheaper and less painful than bandages, says a scientist.

Using the skin of Tilapia - a freshwater fish - on burns could be effective since it is rich in moisture and collagen proteins, the Daily Mail quoted Felipe Rocha, a neurologist at the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil, as saying.

Tilapia skin contains a type of collagen that is similar to the protein found in human skin. This is thought to interact with a patient's immune system to speed up healing.