[Use of amniotic membranes as biological dressings. Preliminary report]

The authors compared the results obtained with the use of amniotic membranes as biological dressings in the treatment of 15 patients with skin loose of different etiology and that obtained with the conventional therapy. The associated benefits obtained with this treatment were lessen of the pain, low incidence of infections, early cicatrization of the wounds and shortening of the hospital time. The primary observations permit a wide investigation about the therapeutic usefulness of this kind of biological dressings.