CHAPTER 4: MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF WOUND HEALING 4.1 INTRODUCTION The rapid expansion of knowledge of the wound healing process has led to the production of more advanced wound care products in the past

The different types of acute skin wounds, including surgically created wounds, partial thickness injuries, burns, and traumatic wound, involve significant tissue loss and wound healing duration which could take time. Although the wound healing process varies among the different types of wounds, there are more similarities than differences between these healing process (Monaco and Lawrence, 2003; Li et al., 2007).