Abstract
Of the various considerations in the management of wounds, those in which clinicians are generally interested are the rate of healing and the odor and appearance of the wound. Many attempts have been made in past decades to introduce new therapeutic agents which would improve the progress of one or all of these qualities. Yet, the multitude of preparations alone suggests that not one of them has been uniformly successful.1 Recently, the water-soluble derivatives of chlorophyll have received enthusiastic support for their beneficial effects on various types of wounds. The clinical reports concerning chlorophyll therapy were impressive enough to stimulate our interest in following its effect on the course of various types of wounds at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. For many years the Surgical Clinic and the Harrison Department of Surgical Research have been interested in the healing process. Thus, it was hoped, in spite of
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