The Hair Follicle as a Wound Healing Promoter and Its Application in Clinical Practice

    December 2017
    Francisco Jimenez, María Luisa Martínez Martínez, Eduardo Escario, Ander Izeta
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    TLDR Hair follicles can help wounds heal faster, and this knowledge could be used in medical treatments.
    The document "The Hair Follicle as a Wound Healing Promoter and Its Application in Clinical Practice" from 2017, discussed the relationship between hair follicles and wound healing. The authors noted that clinicians have long observed that wounds in hair-bearing areas tend to heal faster than those in areas without hair follicles. This observation has been supported by scientific studies over the past decade, which have shown a direct link between hair follicles and the wound healing process. Mechanisms such as the migration of epithelial follicular stem cells to the skin surface to aid in wound re-epithelialization, and the influence of the hair cycle on the wound healing rate, were highlighted as key factors in this process. The authors also discussed potential future directions for this field of study and its implications for clinical practice.
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