Open AccessKinesio Taping decreases healing area and modulates the tissue architecture on the cutaneous wound
Author(s) -
Ana Luiza Machado Wunderlich,
Leonardo Alan Delanora,
Ana Carolina Guidi,
Eneri Vieira de Souza Leite-Mello
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i1.11888
Subject(s) - wound healing , medicine , context (archaeology) , soft tissue , type i collagen , tissue repair , surgery , anatomy , pathology , biomedical engineering , biology , paleontology
The skin is an organ that promotes elasticity and also resistance against mechanical forces. After injury, its organization is altered by the repair process, compromising the physiological mechanical conditions of the skin. In this context, it has been demonstrated that Kinesio Taping (KT) accelerates the cicatricial process and prevents the development of skin adhesions, but other actions of this method in the cutaneous repair tissue remain indeterminate. Objective: To investigate the histological effects of KT in tissue repair of cutaneous wound. Methods: The procedure involved the preparation and suturing of an incisional wound of 5 cm in length on the epilated back of Wistar rats. After ten days, KT was applied with different stretch levels - 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% - for six hours. The skin fragment corresponding to the scar was collected and analysed by histological procedures. Results: KT decreased repair tissue area, regardless of the degree of strain, while mast cells activity was not affected by the treatment. 80% stretched KT increased the vascular density of repair tissue. Also, there was a predominance of type III collagen fibers over type I in all groups treated with KT and modulation in tissue architecture in GKT100.