Meet the editor

Dr. Muhammad Ahmad is the only surgeon in history to develop various new classifications regarding different aspects of hair restoration. These include a new classification system for hair loss, Ahmad's NPRT system; a new classification for scalp hair, LGMA classification; and a comprehensive classification of hair transection. He has also published Ahmad's Cosmetic Surgery Scar Scale and Ahmad's Hair Transplant Assessment Scale. He is

the only Pakistani plastic surgeon to receive the Merit Award from the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (2004). He was also awarded first prize at the annual meeting of the Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons (AAHRS), Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. In 2018, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pakistan Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Dr. Ahmad has more than 125 publications in national and international journals. He is also editor and reviewer of many international journals.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XI**

Basic Sciences and Clinical Approaches **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 53**

**Chapter 5 75**

Calcium Alginate Polysaccharide Dressing as an Accelerated

A Study of the Use of Modified Collagen of Freshwater

*by L.V. Antipova, S.A. Storublevtsev, S.A. Titov, S.S. Antipov,* 

Plant Macromolecules as Biomaterials for Wound Healing *by Felipe Domingos de Sousa, Francisco Rogênio da Silva Mendes, Jose Jovanny Bermudez-Sierra, Ayrles Fernanda Brandão da Silva, Mirele da Silveira Vasconcelos, Tamiris de Fátima Goebel de Souza,* 

*Marília de Oliveira Nunes, Antônio Eufrásio Vieira-Neto, Marcos Roberto Lourenzoni, Rosueti Diógenes de Oliveira-Filho,* 

Modulation of Inflammatory Dynamics by Insulin to Promote

*Adriana Rolim Campos, Renato de Azevedo Moreira and Ana Cristina de Oliveira Monteiro-Moreira*

Wound Recovery of Diabetic Ulcers

Managing Patients with Pressure Ulcers

*and Rita Morais*

*by Pawandeep Kaur and Diptiman Choudhury*

*by Eglantina Afonso, Dina Borges, Kátia Furtado, Maria do Céu Marques, Margarida Pedro, Inês Reis* 

Fish as a Material for Personal Care Products

*M.G. Khatkhokhu, M.S. Bolokov and V.V. Loboda*

Treatment for Burn Wound Healing

*by Juin-Hong Cherng*

## Contents



Preface

I am honored to serve as editor of *Wound Healing* from IntechOpen publishing. Wound healing is a vast subject and this book presents recent information and basic knowledge about wound management, including healing mechanisms and actions.

Chapters cover such topics as negative pressure wound management, hypertrophic scarring, biomaterials derived from plants, insulin use, and modified collagen.

I would like to thank my wife Nabila and my two sons, Muhammad and Muhammad Abdullah, who supported me during the various stages of preparing this manuscript.

> **Dr. Muhammad Ahmad, MD** Plastic and Hair Restoration Surgeon,

> > Islamabad, Pakistan

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Hair Transplant Institute,

This book will help dermatologists, students, surgeons, and physicians who treat patients with wounds. It provides a comprehensive overview of the subject,

including pathophysiology and clinical and medical management.

Preface

I am honored to serve as editor of *Wound Healing* from IntechOpen publishing. Wound healing is a vast subject and this book presents recent information and basic knowledge about wound management, including healing mechanisms and actions.

Chapters cover such topics as negative pressure wound management, hypertrophic scarring, biomaterials derived from plants, insulin use, and modified collagen.

This book will help dermatologists, students, surgeons, and physicians who treat patients with wounds. It provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, including pathophysiology and clinical and medical management.

I would like to thank my wife Nabila and my two sons, Muhammad and Muhammad Abdullah, who supported me during the various stages of preparing this manuscript.

**II**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

Incisions

Hypertrophic Scarring

*and Robert D. Galiano*

*and Julia De la Luz-Hernandez*

Hypertrophic Scarring **85**

**Chapter 6 87**

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy **103**

**Chapter 7 105**

*by Jesus Escriva-Machado, Eduardo Camacho-Quintero, Alejandro Maciel-Miranda, Samuel Almeida-Navarro* 

Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Closed

*by Chitang J. Joshi, Ji-Cheng Hsieh, Abbas Hassan* 

**Dr. Muhammad Ahmad, MD** Plastic and Hair Restoration Surgeon, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Hair Transplant Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan

Section 1

Basic Sciences and

Clinical Approaches

**1**

Section 1
