Topical stabilized hypochlorous acid: The future gold standard for wound care and scar management in dermatologic and plastic surgery procedures
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Jan 12, 2020
Gold MH, Andriessen A, Bhatia AC, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the use of topical stabilized Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in wound and scar management for pre-, peri-, and post procedures—involving its ability to decrease the occurrence hypertrophic scars and keloids. A panel involving clinicians with experience in cosmetic and surgical procedures fitted with late 2018 to examine literature search results and their own up to date clinical experience about topical stabilized HOCl. Topical stabilized HOCl gives an optimal wound healing environment and, when mixed with silicone, might be ideal for reducing scarring. Moreover, chlorhexidine, HOCl, used as antiseptic skin preparation in comparison with raises no concerns of ocular- or ototoxicity. It was found that wound care and scar management, topical stabilized HOCl convey powerful microbicidal and antibiofilm traits, in addition to potency as a topical wound healing agent. It might give physicians an option to other less desirable wound care measures.
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