The Role of Wound Healing and Its Everyday Application in Plastic Surgery: A Practical Perspective and Systematic Review

Background: After surgery it is often recommended that patients should refrain from strenuous physical activity for 4–6 weeks. This recommendation is based on the time course of wound healing. Here, we present an overview of incisional wound healing with a focus on 2 principles that guide our postop...

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Main Authors: Jordan E. Ireton, BA, Jacob G. Unger, MD, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/04000/Article.4.aspx