Articles Tagged with Boston burn injury attorney

September 10, 2016

Life Following the World’s Most Complex Full Face Transplant

Burns are among the most serious types of personal injury a person can experience. There are various reasons for this. One reason is that burns are often extremely painful, but they can destroy skin, tissue and even bone. They can leave scarring and cause permanent disfigurement.

Aside from the pain and scarring, when a person has extensive damage or loss of skin, he or she is at significant risk of developing a serious infection, because the skin is the body’s best mechanism to keep germs out. Continue reading

April 26, 2016

New Techniques to Treat Burn Injury Victims

by Jeffrey S. Glassman

According to a recent article from the National Law Review, there are various new techniques to treat serious burn injuries. This is very good news as burn injuries are among the most painful type of personal injury a victim can suffer. Further, they can also result in death due to secondary infections.

The reason there is such a high risk of secondary infections is because your skin is the best way to prevent infection, as it serves a barrier to harmful microbes. After a serious burn injury, there is no skin to protect the body from this harmful bacteria. In addition to the risk of serious infections, there is a lot of pain and suffering associated with burn injuries because of the nerve damage which often occurs when the skin is destroyed. Continue reading