Wound Care With a Porcine Extracellular Matrix After Surgical Treatment of Rhinophyma.

Lutz Schmitz Schapoor HessamLisa SchollSarah ReitenbachMarc H SegertFalk G Bechara

Published in: Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery (2020)

The application of porcine ECM is practicable and reduces the number of dressing changes and time to re-epithelization clearly. Crusts are scaling off spontaneously without any aggressive action needed. Our findings indicate that ECM application is a promising approach for rhinophyma wound care.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
wound healing
pain management
affordable care act
surgical site infection
chronic pain