Research Study: Effect of Elicina
Cream on Burns, Keloid Scars and Skin Colour
Authors: Mariela González / Pilar Egaña / Natalia Muñoz / Paz Correa.
Performed on August 2000 by the Occupational Therapy Unit of COANIQUEM, a Chilean Corporation that helps burned children in Chile.
The Corporation Pro Help for burned children (COANIQUEM), is a private nonprofit Chilean entity, who's main concern is focused on the integral rehabilitation of burned children. It has two rehabilitation centers in Chile, one located in Santiago and the other in Antofagasta. Both receive
burned children from all over the country as well as from neighboring countries (Argentina, Bolivia and Peru).
The ethics committee of COANIQUEM authorized a protocol's design to evaluate a cosmetic product derived from the Chilean snail extract, which is commercialized, with an authorization from The Chilean Institute of Public Health, under the name of ELICINA®.
This clinical study was done in the Occupational Therapy Unit of the Rehabilitation Center for burned children in Santiago, under the supervision of the Investigation Extension and Academic Direction of COANIQUEM. The study was previously authorized in writing by the participating patient's parents. The study began on August 1999 and concluded in March 2000.
Before and after three month's treatment
Female, 3 years old.
Photo 1: Oct 27, 1999: soft scar, soft and anfractuous graft
Photo 2: Dic 23, 1999: soft scar, volume decreased graft
No additional parallel treatment besides Elicina
CONCLUSIONS
The result of this clinical study concludes that ELICINA® cream can help in the treatment of burned children with hypertrophic scars and/or grafts, independent of the affected body zone (face, neck and hands). ELICINA® acts favouring loss of pigmentation in scars and grafts and helping the quality of graft texture. 27% showed increase in all the evaluated aspects, 66% showed changes in two aspects and the rest showed no changes. Regarding pigmentation, 77.7% showed a significant decrease. No side effects whatsoever were observed using ELICINA®.
Female 20 years old when she was included
Photo 1: Sept. 27, 1999: hyaline scar, thickened and soft
Photo 2: Jan 14, 2000: soft, flat scar, similar color compared to normal skin
· without any additional treatment, except Elicina
