TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dressings and Postoperative Care A1 - Davis, Daniel A. A2 - Avram, Marc R. A2 - Avram, Mathew M. A2 - Ratner, Désirée PY - 2015 T2 - Procedural Dermatology AB - Mother Nature has been able to repair damaged integuments for at least half a billion years. Scars and scabs are evident in the fossil record since the beginning of terrestrial life.1 So why has there been an explosion of interest in wound care since the last World War? Quite simply, because of faster and better healing. Smugly one-upping Mother Nature, modern dressings are an entire paradigm shift from the standard approach taken since time immemorial. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090586 ER -