ABSTRACT
The process of cutaneous wound healing is an integration of dynamic interactive phenomena that begin with tissue injury. Recent advances in cellular and molecular biology have greatly expanded our understanding of the biologic processes involved in wound healing. Tissue response to injury has been divided into three overlapping phases: an inflammatory phase, a proliferative phase, and a maturation phase. These responses occur in the healing of any wound, including those seen after ablative and non-ablative resurfacing. (Figures 2.1-2.3).
