Editing Silk (section)

=== Medicine ===
A special manufacturing process removes the outer [[sericin]] coating of the silk, which makes it suitable as non-absorbable [[surgical suture]]s. Sometimes wearing silk is suggested for people with [[atopic dermatitis]] but, even though it is safe for the skin, it does not improve symptoms of the condition.<ref name="Jaros-2020">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jaros J, Wilson C, Shi VY |date=August 2020 |title=Fabric Selection in Atopic Dermatitis: An Evidence-Based Review |journal=American Journal of Clinical Dermatology |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=467–482 |doi=10.1007/s40257-020-00516-0 |pmid=32440827 |s2cid=218761019}}</ref><ref name="NIHR Evidence-2024">{{Cite report |url=https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/eczema-in-children-uncertainties-addressed/ |title=Eczema in children: uncertainties addressed |date=2024-03-19 |publisher=NIHR Evidence |doi=10.3310/nihrevidence_62438 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thomas KS, Bradshaw LE, Sach TH, Cowdell F, Batchelor JM, Lawton S, Harrison EF, Haines RH, Ahmed A, Dean T, Burrows NP, Pollock I, Buckley HK, Williams HC, Llewellyn J, Crang C, Grundy JD, Guiness J, Gribbin A, Wake EV, Mitchell EJ, Brown SJ, Montgomery AA |date=April 2017 |title=Randomised controlled trial of silk therapeutic garments for the management of atopic eczema in children: the CLOTHES trial |journal=Health Technology Assessment |volume=21 |issue=16 |pages=1–260 |doi=10.3310/hta21160 |pmc=5410632 |pmid=28409557}}</ref>