Burn experts treat woman injured during London, Ont. frat house fire using world-first biological treatment
Doctors say the therapy could improve healing and reduce scarring, and Jeffrey received two treatments using 1 trillion exosomes.
- Western University student Kaitlin Jeffrey became the first burn patient globally to receive experimental exosome treatment at Hamilton Health Sciences following severe facial injuries sustained in a December 2025 fire.
- The fire injured five people at a London fraternity house, prompting Dr. Marc Jeschke to pursue alternatives because traditional skin grafts leave significant scarring and "won't return the skin to normal."
- With support from Jeffrey, Jeschke secured Health Canada approval on compassionate grounds, then administered two treatments using one trillion exosomes sourced from the United States several days apart.
- Jeffrey called the results "honestly a miracle," noting that healing on her face is helping her move forward while managing ongoing mental health impacts from the fire.
- Researchers at HHS hope further study and clinical trials will eventually establish exosome therapy as a standard treatment option for severe burn patients across Canada and globally.
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Burn experts treat woman injured during London, Ont. frat house fire using world-first biological treatment
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