"Pixie Dust" from pig bladder regrows human finger / myLot

Cupertino, California

May 5, 2008 9:06am CST

Now this is a cool science find. A man injured his finger three years ago in a propeller accident. There was no way other than a skin graph to fix his finger. He decided to take a chance with the “pixie dust.” It regrew his finger to its original length! [i] "The “pixie dust” is actually extra-cellular matrix, bursting with collagen and is made from a dried pig’s bladder, the newspaper reports. The dust was designed to regenerate damaged ligaments in horses, the Daily Mail said. Collagen is known to give skin strength and elasticity. It is thought that the dust kick-starts the body's natural healing process by sending out signals that mobilize the body's own cells into repairing the damaged tissue, according to the newspaper."[/i] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353636,00.html

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crackhead

@crackhead (1826)

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5 May 08

Man i couldn't belive when i read the title but after doing a bit of research on this topic i was like what the hell. aahh thats really great to regrow a human finger. I guess these are all just for the research purpose only and it would be costly for some one to regrow their lost parts.

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@Foxfire1875 (2010)

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5 May 08

I thought I'd dreamt this, so thanx Sedel for posting this. It is amazing story and I wonder what else the pixie dust could do. The most amazing thing was it grew his fingernail as well and a fingerprint, I wonder if it's the same as before or differnet now.