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Chapter-05 Wound Healing

BOOK TITLE: ACS(I) Textbook on Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery

Author
1. Srinivas CR
2. Sekar C Shanmuga
ISBN
9789350258903
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11651_5
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1. PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Venereology and Leprosy, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, PSG Hospitals and PSGIMSR, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, e-mail: chakravarthi.srinivas@yahoo.com, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Researches, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
2. PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Dorland’s medical dictionary defines wound as “disruption in the normal continuity of the body structure”. Even though the conventional definition specifies a wound as disruption of skin layer, wounds secondary to dermatology procedures can be superficial. The healing process depends on local wound factors, systemic mediators, the underlying disease and the type of injury. Chronic wounds are the result of an inadequate repair process that is unable to restore anatomic and functional integrity in an appropriate length of time. Proper understanding of wound healing is essential in dermatosurgical practice. Recent advances in our knowledge of growth factors and cytokines will help in understanding of this complex process and introduction of new treatments to promote wound healing. This chapter dealt with wound healing, its pathogenesis and factors affecting healing.

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