Hydrogen peroxide and wound healing: A theoretical and practical review for hair transplant surgeons

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 745-750

  Wasserbauer, Sara ^a   Perez Meza, David ^b,c   Chao, Ron ^c  

^a Medical Hair Restoration ^*

^b Lake Faith Professional Center   (United States)

^c Lake Faith Professional Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INDICATION; FIBROBLAST; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION INHIBITION TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44849139014     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34141.x     Document Type: Review

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