<prompt> Poor wound healing may be due to all of the following except -SmokingExcessive tension on suturesYoung ageDiabetes  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Young Age Factors that adversely affect wound healing Local o Abnormal blood supply ischemia due to arterial disease or impaired venous drainage, e.g. arteriosclerosis, varicose veins o Infection o Presence of foreign material, necrotic tissue or excessive blood hematoma o Movement in injured area o Tension in injured area o Irradiation decreases the viability of cells o Denervation o Smoking Systemic o Advanced age o Failure of collagen synthesis dt Vitamin C deficiency Protein deficiency Zinc deficiency Ehlers-Danlos syndrome disorder characterized by defective collagen formation, hyperextensible joints, fragile tissues and impaired wound healing o Diabetes mellitus o Corticosteroid excess administration of exogenous corticosteroids or Cushings syndrome o Malnutrition o Anemia o Obesity o Drugs steroids, cytotoxic medication, intensive antibiotic therapy o Genetic disorders osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehler-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome o Systemic infection o Malignant disease o Temperature o Trauma, hypovolemia and hypoxia o Uremia o Bleeding disorder 