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Title

Is a vegan diet associated with worse outcomes following dermatological surgery?

Authors

Afzal, Usamah M; Ali, Faisal R

Abstract

During postsurgical wound healing, collagen is produced for 6 weeks and forms the main component of wound connective tissue that directly correlates with tensile strength. It is after 6 months that the tensile strength of the healing wound is increased as type 3 collagen is replaced by type 1 collagen.[1] This further supports the theory of impaired neocollagenesis. Postsurgical skin healing is a dynamic process involving several stages of progression: haemostasis, inflammation, cell proliferation, epithelialization and tissue remodelling.

Subjects

VEGANISM; HYPERTROPHIC scars; WOUND healing; VITAMIN B2; VITAMIN B1

Publication

Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2023, Vol 48, Issue 7, p844

ISSN

0307-6938

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/ced/llad094