title: Skin morphology at the site of postoperative cicatrix formed after the use of different surgical cutting instruments.
abstract: Experimental morphological study of the postoperative cicatrix forming after the use of scalpel made from a crystal material was carried out. The skin healed much sooner and the resultant cicatrix was more fine in comparison with the wound inflicted by a common metal scalpel.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathomorphology and Electron Microscopy, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia. l_somova@mail.ru
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Somova
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Plekhova
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Puzdaev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002921:Cicatrix; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D013525:Surgical Instruments