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Washington, Jan 5 (UNI) Pluck a few of someone’s hair, and four to six weeks later they would grow into skin– might sound something from a science fiction novel! The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI has been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients’ own cells, giving a new hope to people with chronic wounds.  ”We and euroderm GmbH have been given permission to grow dermal tissue for grafting onto chronic wounds such as open leg ulcers on diabetics patients,” said IZI researcher Gerno Schmiedeknecht.  At present, chronic wounds are treated by grafting on the patients’ own skin, which is normally taken from the thigh. This leaves scars on both the thigh and the treated wound.  ”If we produce this skin using the recently approved EpiDex� technique instead, we can achieve the same chances of recovery without hurting the patient.