Are growth factors safe?
A. There have been more than 5,000 procedures to date utilizing Advanced Tissue Sciences burn and wound healing products, TransCyteâ and Dermagraftâ with not one adverse reaction or rejection. NouriCel does not contain Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) because it is made exclusively from dermal fibroblast cells. EGF is the only growth factor that has been linked to cancerous cell growth and division. All safety testing on NouriCel has resulted in no experimental irritation or adverse reaction.