Electrical stimulation to accelerate wound healing.

CONCLUSION: Electrical stimulation has been shown to accelerate wound healing and increase cutaneous perfusion in human studies. Electrical stimulation is an adjunctive therapy that is underutilized in plastic surgery and could improve flap and graft survival, accelerate postoperative recovery, and decrease necrosis following foot reconstruction. PMID: 24049559 [PubMed]
Source: Diabetic Foot and Ankle - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabet Foot Ankle Source Type: research