Postoperative period.

(PO)

Area of skin wound

P

Control

Experimental

Difference between groups

3^rd PO

17.2 ± 7.41

19.0 ± 8.72

1.8

0.88

5^th PO

32.5 ± 5.00

36.7 ± 6.86

4.2

0.63

7^th PO

59.1 ± 6.00

87.9 ± 3.17

28.8

0.00

9^th PO

66.1 ± 6.39

89.6 ± 2.53

23.5

0.01

12^th PO

89.9 ± 2.49

98.7 ± 0.80

6.8

0.03

15^th PO

96.9 ± 0.39

99.0 ± 0.48

2.1

0.01

17^th PO

98.9 ± 0.18

99.8 ± 0.14

0.9

0.00

19^th PO

99.8 ± 0.18

99.9 ± 0.09

0.1

0.65