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    GlossaryHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber to enhance healing

    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber, which increases the amount of oxygen your blood can carry. This enhanced oxygen delivery can promote healing and fight infections, making it useful for conditions like non-healing wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, and certain types of infections.

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      Wound Healing, Cutaneous Therapy, Hair

      research Wound Healing, Cutaneous Therapy, Hair

      November 2008 in “Medical & surgical dermatology”
      A device was made in 2008 to measure hair loss severity. Other findings include: frizzy mutation in mice isn't related to Fgfr2, C/EBPx marks preadipocytes, Cyclosporin A speeds up hair growth in mice, blocking plasmin and metalloproteinases hinders healing, hyperbaric oxygen helps ischemic wound healing, amniotic membranes heal wounds better than polyurethane foam, rhVEGF165 from a fibrin matrix improves tissue flap viability and induces VEGF-R2 expression, and bFGF enhances wound healing and reduces scarring in rabbits.
      Ischemic Skin Flaps: What to Use to Save Them? A Narrative Review

      research Ischemic Skin Flaps: What to Use to Save Them? A Narrative Review

      January 2023 in “Foco”
      Various substances, quitting smoking, and certain topical applications can enhance the survival of skin flaps used in surgery. Oxygen-free radicals play a role in tissue injury, but certain treatments can have beneficial effects.

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