Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Wound healing involves four stages: homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. The skin is the body's largest organ and is a barrier to germs ...

The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, ...

When injured, the human skin is repaired through a wound-healing process that forms fibrotic scar tissue. Scarring burdens ...

One-time surgical application of genetically engineered autologous keratinocyte sheets provides significant closure and pain ...

Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. These are cuts, burns, scrapes, or surgical wounds that don’t heal within ...

If you know what you’re doing, wound care can be fairly simple. Here are eight proven ways to treat and soothe HS wounds, ...

Diabetic foot ulcer recurrence may now be more predictable due to a study that identifies compromised skin barrier function ...

Immunofluorescent microscopy shows hair follicles in the early stages of hair regrowth. (Fuchs Lab) The skin has two types of adult stem cells ...

A surprising treatment option helped a Texas girl who developed a dangerous wound soon after she was born prematurely.

Chronic wounds are a major medical challenge, burdening health care systems with billions of dollars in costs every year.

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Some of the omega oils and other natural elements from the fish skin helped contribute to the healing process, Dimas said, adding that “once it basically does its job, helping the wound heal ...