Wound Therapy

Wound Therapy


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• Live yeast cell derivative (LYCD): Water-soluble yeast extract reported to stimulate angiogenesis, epithelialization and collagen formation. Associated with improved wound healing in dogs. In horses, it prolonged wound healing and resulted in excessive granulation tissue formation.


• Aloe vera (AV)


image Reported to have both anti-thromboxane and anti-prostaglandin properties that favor vascular patency and prevent dermal ischemia.

image AV extract gel with allantoin is reported to stimulate epithelialization.

image AV extract gel with acemannan shown experimentally to encourage epithelialization and wound healing in open pad wounds in dogs at 7 days.

image Therapeutic efficacy in horses not yet investigated and at least one study showed that AV delayed wound healing in this species.

• Honey (H)


image Beneficial in the treatment of chronic infected wounds

image Proposed advantages include wound debridement, antibacterial effect, and promotion of wound healing. Honey-treated wounds show little neutrophilic infiltration but marked proliferation of angioblasts and fibroblasts.

• Sugar (S)


image Bacteriostatic, reduces edema, attracts macrophages, debrides the wound, provides energy, and creates moist wound healing.
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Jul 24, 2016 | Posted by in SMALL ANIMAL | Comments Off on Wound Therapy

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