Catrix Study Featured in Medical Journal and NBC-TV.Business Editors & Medical/Health Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatologic Surgery, concludes that Catrix(R) 10 Ointment facilitates faster healing than conventional treatments following cosmetic surgical procedures. The published report was also featured on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. newscasts in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago and Los Angeles markets. The significance of this study is based on the increasing number of cosmetic procedures performed to counteract the effects of aging, sun damage acne scarring and post surgical scars. The cutaneous cutaneous /cu·ta·ne·ous/ (ku-ta´ne-us) pertaining to the skin. cu·ta·ne·ous adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the skin. Cutaneous Pertaining to the skin. laser resurfacing laser resurfacing Cosmetic dermatology The use of CO2 lasers and, more recently, lower temperature erbium lasers, to bloodlessly eliminate wrinkles and sun damage by vaporizing the epidermis, stimulating the dermis to produce collagen and rejuvenate the procedure to treat these conditions has benefited thousands of patients. However, the success of the procedure depends upon both surgical technique and meticulous post-operative wound care and there is controversy regarding the best type of wound dressing. Since the dressing is such an important component of the procedure's success, both doctors and patients seek out the latest advances in post-operative wound management. The study, conducted by Maritza Perez. M.D., director of cosmetic dermatology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center is a 1,076-bed, full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and parts of Harlem. in New York, focused on patients who, after completing a laser resurfacing treatment, were randomly assigned to receive Catrix(R) 10 Ointment on one side of their face and Aquaphor, a standard over-the-counter ointment, on the other for eight consecutive days. Upon evaluation of the statistics researchers confirmed that the side treated with the Catrix(R) 10 Ointment healed much faster. "Since the Catrix Ointment facilitates quicker healing, in theory patients treated with it were at less risk for all the complications that open wounds imply," says Dr. Perez. "Although the mechanism by which bovine cartilage accelerates wound healing is not completely understood, we think it may enhance and accelerate the skin's own healing process." The positive effects on wound healing by pulverized pul·ver·ize v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr. 1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. 2. To demolish. v.intr. cartilage were first documented in the 1950s. Since then, several studies demonstrating decreased inflammation within a wound associated with bovine cartilage preparations have been reported. Dr. Perez's study indicates that there is an alternative, approved treatment that may be superior to the conventional wound dressings being used by many physicians and their patients. Since the wound dressing is such an important element of the healing process it behooves both parties to use the best product available. Catrix(R) Wound Dressing, approved by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. in 1998 for the management of chronic skin ulcers, is a specially processed bovine cartilage product in the form of a fine, white powder. Catrix(R) contains mucopolysaccharides mucopolysaccharides (mū´kōpol´ēsak´  rīdz´),n. and collagen and is a natural material that excludes chemical additives. The product used to treat patients in the study contained ten percent Catrix(R) Wound Dressing powder. Catrix(R) treatment is also available in cream and lip balm formulations. Lescarden, Inc., maker of Catrix(R) Wound Dressing, is a 41-year-old biotech company dedicated to the development of natural, biologic therapies for the chronic wound care, dermatology and osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. markets. For more information please contact the Company at 212-687-1050 or visit www.catrix.com. |
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