The Biophysical Effects of Localized Electrochemical Therapy on Porcine Skin

Injury to skin triggers natural wound healing responses that may lead to scar formation, or excessive deposition of the extracellular matrix, mostly containing collagen [1]. With technological advances, many minimally or non-invasive means of treating scars have been used and are fairly effective, although results may be modest in keloids or hypertrophic scars [2]. Topical or injectable agents (i.e. steroids, interferon, 5-fluorouracil, plasma), passive microneedling, radiofrequency (RF) microneedling, fractional and non-ablative laser technology, radiation, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and cryotherapy have all been advocated to treat scars [3 –5].

Source: Journal of Dermatological Science - January 17, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tiffany T. Pham, Ellen M. Hong, Wesley J. Moy, Jiayi Zhao, Allison C. Hu, Christian H. Barnes, Pamela A. Borden, Ryan Sivoraphonh, Tatiana B. Krasieva, Lauren H. Lee, Andrew E. Heidari, Eun Hee Kim, Sang Hyun Nam, Wangcun Jia, Ji-Hun Mo, Sehwan Kim, Micha Source Type: research