Gel from Platelets Promotes Healing
A report from the current issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery describes improved healing of skin wounds by application of a gel formulated from a patient’s platelets.
The gel was created by taking patient’s platelets, processing that into a concentrated plasma and then into the gel formulation.
In a small study of eight patients, the research team compared closure of a small puncture wound treated with antibiotic ointment compared to the autologous platelet gel. The gel treatment improved wound healing at a rate of 10 percent.
Larger studies are required to further assess the approach.
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May 22, 2007 Related topics: Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hematology & Oncology, Emergency, Dermatology