Wound healing

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Contents

See for

debridement, wound cleaning

Broader Terms

regeneration

Related Terms

scar

Scope Note

restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • We knew that chronic stress causes reduced immunity, but to find that an argument of just half an hour has such a profound effect on wound healing is quite shocking, says Patricia Price at the Wound Healing Research Unit at Cardiff University, Wales, who was not involved in the study.
  • "Wound healing is a process that allows cells to break normal constraints on their growth and cross boundaries.
  • One such agent that has been tried in wound healing is phenytoin.
  • Wound healing is a team approach that is focused on your individual needs.
  • Improving wound healing is particularly important for burn victims and others with slow healing skin lesions like those associated with diabetes.

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