The effects of age-related skin changes on wound healing rates.
The evidence that wound healing is adversely affected by age-related changes is inconclusive. Some studies report that ageing skin loses its ability to regenerate, whereas others have found that ageing processes can have beneficial effects.
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Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, UK. D.Norman@sthkhealth.nhs.uk
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*