Figure 2. Planimetric evaluation of wounds.

Standardized photographs of the wounds were evaluated regarding the open wound area and the ratio of wound contraction using ImageJ software on postoperative day 0 (a,b) and day 10 (c). The white areas indicate the open wound immediately after surgery. (d) The extent of the open wound area was comparable between all groups on day 10. (e) The wounds treated with Apo-Sec^PBMC had a trend towards reduced wound contraction rate on day 10 compared to the medium control group. (f) Re-epithelialization rates on days 2, 5 and 10 are shown. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). n = 6