Photomedicine and laser surgery
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Photomed Laser Surg · Aug 2004
Comparative StudyPhotobiomodulation improves cutaneous wound healing in an animal model of type II diabetes.
We investigated the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) on cutaneous wound healing in an animal model of type II diabetes, Psammomys obesus (Sand Rats). ⋯ The results demonstrate that PBM at an energy density of 4 J/cm(2) is effective in improving the healing of cutaneous wounds in an animal model of type II diabetes, suggesting that PBM (632 nm, 4 J/cm(2)) would be effective in treating chronic cutaneous wounds in diabetic patients.