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Can there be any way to speed up skin regrowth/wound healing?

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Bio films=awesome: The technologies of wound healing are quite amazing! i work at a wound care center and we treat the toughest of the toughest wounds to heal. It is the technologies combined with the staff.There is no one single player/ hero here. The nurses, cna's, technicians, and specializing docs make for success. We use products such as laboratory grown skin etc...We work as a team and we achieve success!

Answered 6/29/2013

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Dr. Peter Wiggin answered

Specializes in Wound care

Wound Healing: Wound healing is a complex field and many treatment options are available. Epithelialization (skin regrowth) occurs after establishing a healing wound bed. More rapid healing of wounds may decrease scar tissue. Bioengineered skin substitute (apligraf) can be used when appropriate to speed the healing of wounds, although oly approved for certain conditions.

Answered 1/19/2014

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Yes: With the right wound care approach wound healing can be sped up. In cases of venous ulcers or diabetic foot ulcers i commonly use a product called apligraf to speed up wound healing.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Michael Miller answered

Specializes in Wound care

Superfast healing: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day and protected from trauma. Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

Answered 9/28/2016

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