[GoneGirl]

Mmmm interesting. I found these report that implicates estrogen as well.

Estrogen, not intrinsic aging, is the major regulator of delayed human wound healing in the elderly.

Role of sex hormones in acute and chronic wound healing.

Denita

Fascinating, Denita. The 2nd reference suggests that reduced testosterone levels improves wound healing response in males:

Androgens also have important functions in the skin. For example, the male genotype is a strong positive risk factor for impaired healing in the elderly and studies have revealed that castration of male mice results in improved cutaneous wound healing, associated with dampened inflammatory response and increased matrix deposition. The maintenance of levels of androgen that inhibit wound healing in conjunction with reduced local and systemic oestrogen may contribute to impaired healing in elderly males.

That tells me that NBE induced hormonal shifts may improve wound healing rate, at least for skin wounds of us older men....lol.

Clara