Table 1:

Histological analysis of DC and control groups

	Control	DC	P value
Wound surface area (mm2)
1 week	4.63 ± 3.34	12.86 ± 9.58	0.045
2 weeks	1.4 ± 0.89	3.8 ± 2.07	0.047
Epidermal thickness (µm)
1 week	9.15 ± 1.23	1.12 ± 0.1	<0.001
2 weeks	11.79 ± 2.51	7.15 ± 1.45	0.004
Colour area % of collagen
1 week	21.34 ± 4.78	19.03 ± 2.83	0.005
2 weeks	25.45 ± 4.52	20.89 ± 3.81	0.018
Vascular area density (%)
1 week	26.19 ± 9.63	10.85 ± 2.88	0.022
2 weeks	27.66 ± 7.57	13.49 ± 6.92	0.024
Vessel index (vessels/mm2)
1 week	54.7 ± 17.4	33 ± 13	0.007
2 weeks	79.1 ± 31.6	36 ± 11.6	<0.001