The amniotic membrane, which is discarded at birth, is the tissue that together with the placenta surrounds and protects a developing fetus in the uterus.
This tissue holds the key to healing of even the most stubborn and debilitating wounds.
Once born, the baby no longer needs this fluid to develop and it is typically discarded along with the placenta, yet this magical fluid holds the key to a new life for so many chronic wound patients.