wound closure

This behaviour seems at first sight to be the opposite of that seen during wound closure.

Contour abnormalities are often the result of poor wound closure during the procedure.

Local anesthesia is primarily used for wound closure and removal of small tumors.

They provide rapid wound closure, are bacteriostatic, and their use is usually painless.

Primary wound closure is used if all remaining tissue is healthy and free of contamination.

Surgical technique should be as atraumatic as possible and utilize primary wound closure.

Ethicon has been the world leader in manufacturing of surgical sutures and wound closure devices for over a century.

The result is a thin, less noticeable scar because the wound closure following a Z-plasty more closely follows the natural skin folds.

The Kenyan trial procedure took about 25 minutes and used stitches to control bleeding and improve wound closure.

Research has demonstrated the use of cyanoacrylate in wound closure as being safer and more functional than traditional suturing (stitches).

There, he continued research on wound closures and ailments affecting the stomach and intestines, longstanding interests of his.

In contrast, the treated rabbit healed in a smooth circular pattern with even levels and only after wound closure would the hair begin to regrow.

They usually occur within 4 to 8 weeks following wound infection or wound closure with excess tension and/or other traumatic skin injuries.

An alternative method of wound closure uses tapes but the general experiences of tapes in the A&E department has been disappointing.

Collagen membranes may also facilitate primary wound closure via fibroblast chemotactic properties, even after membrane exposure.

Syneture (Wound closure sutures and Mesh)

Furthermore, persisting tension in the wound bed may explain why hypertrophic scars maintain the myofibroblast phenotype long after wound closure.

A single study has found that using clean non sterile gloves is equivalent to using sterile gloves during wound closure.

Moderate excisions of tongue, even hemiglossectomy, can often result in little speech disability provided the wound closure is such that the tongue is not bound down.

British scientists develop a gel that allows wounds to heal in the half the time it took formerly; the gel speeds wound closure and reduces inflammation.

They are made by various manufacturers under various names, including butterfly bandages, butterfly closures, wound closure strips and Steri-Strip.

These treatments strongly increased healing parameters such as collagen production, angiogenesis, and wound closure in both wound chambers and full thickness wounds.

Ageing means that skin is less elastic, it has less collagen and circulation is poorer so that speed of wound closure is reduced.

"Absorbable metal clips as substitutes for ligatures and deep sutures in wound closure", Journal of the American Medical Association, vol.69, no.8, pp.

To close a wound in vertebrates, growth factors stimulate the formation of filopodia in fibroblasts to direct fibroblast migration and wound closure.