Rare cloned skin graft for South Africa burns girl

A South African girl who suffered severe burns to 80% of her body has successfully undergone a rare skin graft operation.

The three-year-old was injured during a family barbecue on New Year's Eve when a container of kerosene exploded.

She has received a new layer of cloned skin at a Johannesburg hospital and is now in an induced coma.

Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg.

  • Subsection
  • Published