October 25, 2008
Promoting new skin growth and attachment
Both dermal fibroblasts and skin keratinocytes, in our experience in the light laboratory, have rapidly progressive leading edges in tissue culture (TC), and with planar proliferation in 2D culture, where lamellipodium and filopodium activity promotes formation of new attachment sites and cell crawling in the culture dish, but initial cell polarization is important. These procedures neither involve any cutting nor suturing of skin, and the procedures being done on out patients basis no prolonged hospitalization is required. The amount, distribution and type of excess skin to be removed is carefully noted, and the physician describes the anesthesia to be used, the procedure, what results might realistically be expected, and possible risks and complications.