RT Book, Section A1 Nolan, Katherine A. A1 Braun, Liza A1 Kirsner, Robert S. A2 Avram, Marc R. A2 Avram, Mathew M. A2 Ratner, Désirée SR Print(0) ID 1175090478 T1 Wound Healing T2 Procedural Dermatology YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071795067 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090478 RD 2024/03/29 AB A classic definition of wound healing is that it is a dynamic process, involving multiple types of cells, cytokines, and chemical mediators that work together in a complex interaction. Although knowledge of wound healing is important in all medical fields, it is particularly significant to dermatologists as they create and care for more wounds than all other specialties.1 The basic science of wound healing can be divided into five phases: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, tissue remodeling, and finally resolution (Fig. 10-1).2 However, these phases do not always occur sequentially but are rather highly integrated and often overlap. We will describe these phases of wound healing and also discuss several important factors that impair wound healing.