Research Article
Effect of Topical Application of Different Substances on Fibroplasia in Cutaneous Surgical Wounds
Table 1
Distribution of collagen deposition scores at different postoperative evaluation times.
| Postoperative evaluation time | Group 1: Propolis (%) | Group 2: Alcohol 70% (%) | Group 3: Dexamethasone (%) | |
| 3 days | | | |
C | Score 1 | 18 (36.7) U | 11 (22.4) U | 20 (40.8) U |
F | Score 2 | 2 (18.2) U | 9 (81.8) U | 0 (00.0) |
F |
| 7 days | | | |
F | Score 1 | 6 (23.1) PR | 0 (00.0) | 20 (76.9) U |
C | Score 2 | 14 (41.2) PR | 20 (58.8) PR | 0 (00.0) |
C |
| 14 days | | | | | Score 1 | 0 (00.0) | 0 (00.0) | 11 (100.0) U |
C | Score 2 | 0 (00.0) | 0 (00.0) | 9 (100.0) U |
C | Score 3 | 5 (25.0) TR* | 15 (75.0) TR | 0 (00.0) |
C | Score 4 | 10 (66.7) TR* | 5 (33.3) TR | 0 (00.0) | |
| 28 days | | | | | Score 2 | 0 (00.0) | 0 (00.0) | 13 (100.0) PR | | Score 3 | 0 (00.0) | 0 (00.0) | 7 (100.0) PR |
C | Score 4 | 20 (50.0) TR | 20 (50.0) TR | 0 (00.0) |
C |
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Cchi-square test, FFisherโs extract test, 1.000 = identical groups. U: ulcerated, PR: Partially re-epithelialized, TR: Totally re-epithelialized.
*It was analyzed fifteen microscopy fields.
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