What is fibrin adhesive?
Fibrin adhesive is a sealant made of processed blood products that can be combined to simulate the final phase of coagulation. It can be used in various surgical environments to seal wounds, including eye surgery, where it is difficult to find suitable wound products. The legal status of fibrin adhesive varies according to the nation; In some regions it has regulatory approval and can be easily available, while in others it is used only in an experimental environment. If it is a possibility of procedure, the surgeon can discuss the patient when they talk about different surgical approaches. The first is a mixture of fibrinogen and factor XIII, which can be mixed with a mixture of thrombin-calcium, which acts as a catalyst. The mixture begins to clot, as well as blood in the final stages of coagulation, creating a strong elastic bond. This acts as a natural adhesive inside the body to stop bleeding, seal the cut or act as attochopy, depending on how the surgeon uses the product.
One of the advantages of fibrin adhesive is that the body can naturally break it when no longer needed without remaining dangerous residues. Strength and flexibility is suitable for a number of injuries and can reduce scarring. This may be important to consider if the scars of cosmetic interests, but may also be an internally problem where fibrin adhesive can prevent adhesion and other problems caused by internal scars.
In microsurgery applications, fibrin adhesive can be particularly useful for checking the surgery bleeding and sealing seals with minimal scarring. For example, instead of placing stitches for a small cut, the surgeon could use this bioadhezive product to hold the cuts together while healing. As the body replaces the adhesive with its own matrix new tissue, it can divide the components and seal the place and leave the minimum scarring behind.
one potential problem with FIBRin's adhesive, as with other blood products, is the risk of transmission diseases. Blood must be carefully projected before it is used to produce any products, if the donor has hepatitis or other diseases transmitted by blood that could be handed over to recipients. Blood banks use different screening techniques to remove high -risk donors and blood control as soon as it is donated to confirm, is safe.