Figure 19.

(A) Epidermal closure of a skin excisional wound half treated with suture and half with PB: immediately after superficial closure (a), at Day 0 (b), at 2 weeks post-surgery (c) and at 6 months post-surgery (d); (B) Classification of the excision sites after 6 months, resulting from the evaluation of three dermatologists, using the POSAS (Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale) (figure adapted from [42] with permission of John Wiley and Sons).