A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : To investigate and compare the effects of pulse ultrasound (US) and lowlevel laser therapy (LLLT) on wound healing. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : Thirty-two rats were included in the study and two full-thickness skin wounds were made on dorsum area of the rats bilaterally, with a 17 mm hole-punch. The animals were divided into two groups. Pulsed US (with a power of 0.1 W/cm 2 , a frequency of 1 MHz, 5 minutes daily) was applied to to the right sided wounds of Group A (n= 16) and Ga-As laser (830 nm wavelength, 0.5 J/ cm 2 dosage of 1 MHz frequency for 1 minute duration) was applied to right sided wounds of Group B (n= 16). Left sided wound were considered as controls and same procedures were applied without any current (sham). Biochemical and histopathological evaluations were performed in each group on 7 th and 15 th days. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : Inflammatory cells tended to decrease in both treatment groups on the 7 th day, however, this finding did not reach a statistical significance (p> 0.05). Fibroblasts and collagen were found to be significantly increased in the laser group when compared to the other group on the 7 th day (p< 0.05). Angiogenesis was found to be significantly increased only in the laser group when compared to the other group on the 15 th day (p< 0.05). There were no significant differences in tissue nitric oxide values between the groups although the values in the laser group tended to be higher on the 15th day (p=0.058) C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : In this comparative study, LLLT was found to significantly accelerate mainly proliferative phase while pulse US had no effect on wound healing. Our results support the consideration that LLLT may constitute a beneficial treatment modality for wound healing.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Laser therapy, low-level; ultrasonography; wound healing Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Yara iyileşmesinde düşük enerjili lazer tedavisi (DELT) ve kesikli ultrason (US) tedavilerinin etkinliklerini incelemek ve karşılaştırmak. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışmaya 32 rat dahil edildi ve deneklerin dorsal bölgesinde bilateral olarak tüm deri tabakalarını kapsayan 17 mm çapında iki yara oluşturuldu. İki gruba ayrılan deneklerin ilk grubunun (Grup A, n= 16) sağ taraftaki yaralarına kesikli US (1 MHz başlık ile 0.1 W/cm 2 şiddetinde, 5 dakika süreyle) uygulanırken ikinci gruba (Grup B, n= 16) DELT (830 nm dalga boyunda 0.5 j/cm 2 dozunda %50 şiddetinde, 1 dakika süreyle) uygulandı. Sol taraftaki yaralar kontrol olarak alındı ve tedaviler aynı şekillerde ancak ışın verilmeksizin uygulandı (sham). Yedinci ve 15. günlerde sakrifiye edilen deneklerde biyokimyasal ve histopatolojik değerlendirmeler yapıldı. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Inflamatuvar hücrelerin yedinci günde her iki tedavi grubunda da azalmış olduğu, ancak istatiksel anlamlılığa ulaşmadığı gözlendi (p> 0.05). Bu dönemde yapılan histolojik incelemelerde fibroblast ve kollajen miktarının lazer g...