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Baby recovers after hole burned in foot

2,203 views · Published 28 December 2011 · 1:38 · Indexed 17 October 2026

A nurse showed Action 4 News a painful picture of baby Darrien Garza's little foot just 10 months ago.

"It was going into the tissue, and it stayed on his tissue and burned it," said Laura Garza, Darrien's mom.

Garza described how medicine from an IV burned a hole into Darrien's foot.

The wound worsened day by day.

"He was just crying and in pain like all the time," said Garza.

Ointment did nothing to nix the problem.

Plastic surgery nearly became Darrien's only solution.

"I didn't want him to go through the pain of him being put under," said Garza.

A trip to Corpus Christi's Driscoll Children's Hospital put to rest worries of an expensive and painful plastic surgery.

A nurse decided honey might heal Darrien.

Medihoney is said to contain only honey.

The honey reportedly comes from New Zealand and has an ingredient ideal for wounds and burns.

For Darrien, it brought rapid results.

"It was just shocking how fast it was working," said Garza.

Darrien's little foot now lacks the redness and swelling once captured in a picture.

The Harlingen baby's success is now an example presented to doctors around the country.

Staff at Driscoll's Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi are spreading Darrien's story.

They hope to pump up support for the honey among doctors who care for wounds and burns.

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