Aloe vera—Mechanisms of Action, Uses, and Potential Uses in Plastic Surgery and Wound Healing

Autor:	Wyatt G. Payne, Waylon M. Zeng, Martin C. Robson, Anamaria Parus, Connor Barnes, Matthew E. Hiro
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty integumentary system biology Skin Injury business.industry Anti oxidant biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Aloe vera Wound care Plastic surgery hemic and lymphatic diseases Clinical investigation Frostbite medicine business Wound healing
Zdroj:	Surgical Science. 11:312-328
ISSN:	2157-9415 2157-9407
DOI:	10.4236/ss.2020.1110033
Popis:	Aloe vera has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Clinical and experimental evidence indicates usefulness for skin moisturization, promoting wound healing, thermal skin injury, frostbite, and ischemic skin insults. Aloe vera has anti-inflammatory, vasodilatory, antimicrobial, and proliferative actions, which have been investigated in various experimental models and in various in vitro studies. This extensive literature review of the properties and actions of Aloe vera finds substantial evidence for the reported and also likely clinical usefulness for Aloe vera in Plastic Surgery and in wound care and wound healing. Though further clinical investigation is warranted, Aloe vera use may likely be indicated in situations where its effects could positively influence outcomes, such as wound healing, flap vascularity, and inflammatory skin pathologies.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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