Different medical treatments are available for treatment of skin burns such as skin grafts and silver sulfadiazine ointment. These treatments are used for second degree burn as routine technique in burns units. Cell therapy is a new approach for treatment of skin disease.In this study we use autologous epidermal cell suspension to achieve better cosmetic and functional results in treatment of second degree burn.

In this study 20 patients in Burn Department of Sina Hospital Tabriz, with at least 2 areas of second degree burn randomly choose. First skin samples are taken from normal skin by 4mm punch and send to the laboratory for preparation of epidermal cell suspension and this suspension is transferred to the one area of second degree burn in each patient and the other area in the same patient dresses by silver sulfadiazine ointment. The dressing changes are followed up for 12h for first assessment of therapy until 10th day after intervention. In the days of 5, 10, 15 and 20 the percentage of re-epithelization for each treatment will be measured. After 2 months, patients are visited and any complications check for scar formation, pain, post inflammatory hyper-pigmentation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy patient with second degree burn admitted in burn unit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy-lactation
• Immunosuppression like receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy
• Patient unsatisfied to going on study