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Mirastschijski, U.* ; Jiang, D. ; Rinkevich, Y.

Genital wound repair and scarring.

Med. Sci. 10:23 (2022)
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Skin wound repair has been the central focus of clinicians and scientists for almost a century. Insights into acute and chronic wound healing as well as scarring have influenced and ameliorated wound treatment. Our knowledge of normal skin notwithstanding, little is known of acute and chronic wound repair of genital skin. In contrast to extra-genital skin, hypertrophic scarring is uncommon in genital tissue. Chronic wound healing disorders of the genitals are mostly confined to mucosal tissue diseases. This article will provide insights into the differences between extra-genital and genital skin with regard to anatomy, physiology and aberrant wound repair. In light of fundamental differences between genital and normal skin, it is recommended that reconstructive and esthetic surgery should exclusively be performed by specialists with profound expertise in genital wound repair.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Review
Corresponding Author
Keywords Foreskin ; Genital Biomechanics ; Genital Scarring ; Genital Skin ; Genital Wound Healing ; Intracrine Hormone Production ; Lichen Sclerosus ; Small And Big Labia
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2076-3271
e-ISSN 2076-3271
Journal Medical Sciences
Quellenangaben Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: , Article Number: 23 Supplement: ,
Publisher MDPI
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Regenerative Biology (IRBM)
Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ITERM)
Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Grants ERC