title: Cutaneous wound healing. An overview.
abstract: This article is a general discussion of the mechanisms of soft-tissue wound healing with an emphasis on tissue. The overall phases of cutaneous wound healing and their influencing factors are described as are concepts for managing skin incisions to achieve a more optimal scar appearance.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Koopmann
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*