Wound healing in porcine skin following low-output carbon dioxide laser irradiation of the incision

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Ann. Plast. Surg.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-198706000-00006· OSTI ID:6271402

Robinson, J K; Garden, J M; Taute, P M; Leibovich, S J; Lautenschlager, E P; Hartz, R S

Wound healing of scalpel incisions to the depth of adipose tissue closed with conventional methods was compared with closure by low-output carbon dioxide laser irradiation. In 3 Pitman-Moore minipigs wound healing was evaluated at intervals from 1 to 90 days by the following methods: clinical variables of wound healing; formation of the basement membrane components bullous pemphigoid antigen, laminin, and fibronectin; and histological evaluation of the regeneration of the epidermis, neovascularization, and elastin and collagen formation. There was no significant difference in healing between wounds closed by the various conventional methods and by the low-output carbon dioxide laser.

• Research Organization: Northwestern Univ. School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• OSTI ID: 6271402
• Journal Information: Ann. Plast. Surg.; (United States), Vol. 18:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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