Research Article

Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide 6 Enhances the Healing Process and Improves the Esthetic Outcome of the Wounds

Table 3

Effect of GHRP-6 in HTS prevention.

GroupTotal # woundsHypertrophic phenotypeNormal phenotypeSEISEI

GHRP-6848 (9.5%)76 (90.5%)1.12 ± 0.111.63 ± 0.44
Placebo8070 (87.5%)10 (12.5%)1.67 ± 0.151.66 ± 0.36

SEI: scar elevation index measured in 8 nonresponsive wounds of the GHRP-6 treated group. ; two-tailed unpaired Student’s -test.