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St John’s Hospital in Livingston is the first in the country to use the new treatment called NexoBrid to help patients at its Wallace Burns Unit.It involves using a tissue-dissolving enzyme made from the pineapple plant to remove burnt tissue, leaving healthy flesh behind.Beauty therapist Lee-Anne Jones, from Foulden in Berwickshire, has already benefited from the treatment after a summer beach barbecue went wrong.She said: “After enjoying the food, I moved the disposable barbecue out of the way and in the process stepped on the sand where it had been sitting, seriously burning my foot.”After assessing Lee-Anne’s injuries, consultant burn, plastic and reconstructive surgeon Hilal Bahia recommended NexoBrid.He said: “This treatment harnesses

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.St John’s Hospital in Livingston is pioneering a unique new treatment that uses pineapples to help minimise burn wounds.Specialists from The Wallace Burns Unit at the hospital in Livingston are using the drug NexoBrid, which includes an enzyme from the pineapple plant, to help burns patients.The West Lothian medics are the first in Scotland to use the unique new treatment that will help ensure that burn wounds “are minimised.”Patients have the paste and powder directly to the burn and immediate surrounding area to help remove burnt areas and leave healthy tissue behind.Consultant Burn, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Mr Hilal Bahia says this