Dr. Sinno is one of the coauthors of a review article on honey and wound healing that appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (2011;12:181-190). He was not involved in Dr. Biglari and colleagues' research.
Researchers enrolled patients treated at 10 medical institutions in Germany and Austria between March 2007 and March 2009. The causes of 154 wounds in the 121-patient study group included general and postoperative wounds, pressure ulcers, soft tissue infections, burns, scalds, and skin lesions. Seventeen patients dropped out, leaving 104 to be included in the treatment assessment. Almost half the participants were younger than 18 years, and nearly one third (32%) were oncology patients.