Opelousas General Health System Treats First Patients Using Tissue Regeneration System

Made in Acadiana: Opelousas General Health System 3D tissue regeneration system helps burn patients

OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — Opelousas General Health System has become the first hospital in Louisiana to implement a 3D tissue regeneration system that uses a patient’s own fat to heal chronic wounds and burns. The technology, known as the…

Opelousas General Health System treats first patients using tissue regeneration system

Opelousas General Health System, its wound treatment center and Tides Medical are celebrating the first two patients treated with Aplicor 3D tissue regeneration system.The technology uses AI, 3D printing and a patient's own fat tissue to create a personalized graft. By using the patient's own biology, it helps support wound healing and progression."This is less expensive than the advanced tissue grafts that are currently being used to solve this…