Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing
This book presents state of the art knowledge on new techniques and materials that can improve functional and aesthetic results in wound healing while reducing invasiveness, based on the author's extensive personal experience. The aim is to equip the prac
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Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing Second Edition
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Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing
Seung-Kyu Han
Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing
Seung-Kyu Han Professor of Plastic Surgery Director of Diabetic Wound Center Director of Cell Therapy Laboratory Korea University College of Medicine and Korea University Guro Hospital Seoul Republic of Korea (South Korea)
ISBN 978-3-662-46586-8 ISBN 978-3-662-46587-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-46587-5
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Preface
The second edition of the Innovations and Advances in Wound Healing presents state-of-the-art knowledge on new techniques and materials that can improve functional and aesthetic results in wound healing while reducing invasiveness, based on my extensive personal experience. The aim is to equip the practitioner with all the information required in order to select a strategy that will accelerate wound healing and minimize both the risk of complications and scar formation after the wound has fully healed. The opening chapters (Chaps. 1 and 2) set the stage by providing an overview of wound healing, including brief descriptions of the anatomy of the skin, the wound healing process, and advanced wound dressings. A full description follows of the various novel methodologies employed in repairing acute wounds with the goal of achieving optimal functional and cosmetic outcomes while utilizing the safest and least invasive method (Chaps. 3, 4, and 5). Treatment protocols that have proven successful in closing nonhealing and/or delayed healing chronic wounds are then presented (Chaps. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11). The closing chapter (Chap. 12) addresses aesthetic procedures using advanced technology
