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3519697

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
Skin incisions 6 mm in length were made on the backs of hairless mice. Control wounds were closed with interrupted 5-0 Prolene sutures, and experimental wounds were approximated and closed by laser welding using a Nd:YAG laser. The wounds were examined daily, and specimens were excised at weekly intervals for histopathologic study, transmission electron microscopy, tensile strength determination, and type I collagen-specific messenger ribonucleic acid measurements. The laser-welded wounds demonstrated rapid healing. Histologic study showed a functional scar tissue at day 7 and a minimal residue of the original wound at day 14. Tensile strength of the control and experimental wounds was similar at all time points. The levels of collagen-specific messenger ribonucleic acid were significantly higher in the sutured group in comparison with the laser group or with normal control skin. This study suggests that laser welding might have advantages over suturing, since the former is sterile and nontactile, does not require introduction of foreign material into the wound, and provides subjectively improved cosmetic results.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
810-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Skin closure by Nd:YAG laser welding.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't