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Exogenous electric current can reduce the formation of hypertrophic scars
D S Weiss1, W H Eaglstein, V Falanga
1Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
|December 1, 1989
Abstract:
Exogenous electric current has been shown to influence the healing of wounds in both human subjects and animal models. We examined the effect of positive polarity electrical stimulation on the resultant scar thickness of surgically induced wounds, and report that electrotherapy can reduce scar thickness and hypertrophic scar formation.