Table 1 Phases of wound healing
From: Burn wound healing and treatment: review and advancements
Phase | Characteristics | Key players |
|---|---|---|
Inflammatory | Vasodilation | Neutrophils |
| Â | Fluid extravasation | Monocytes |
| Â | Edema | Macrophages |
Proliferative | Wound closure | Keratinocytes |
| Â | Revascularization | Fibroblasts |
Remodeling | Wound maturation | Collagen |
| Â | Scarring | Elastin |
| Â | Â | Fibroblasts/myofibroblasts |