title: Update in wound healing in facial plastic surgery.
abstract: Many advances in wound healing have relevance to facial plastic surgery. We briefly highlight some of these advances, including new biological and synthetic products and other potential technologies to improve wound healing, as well as the literature describing them.
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA. meir.hershcovitch@uc.edu
authors.forename: Meir D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hershcovitch
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hom
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005337:Fibrin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D005337:Fibrin