A new ePTFE soft tissue implant for natural-looking augmentation of lips and wrinkles

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 901-908

  Hanke, C William ^a  

^a Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; LIP; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIP;

ADULT; AGED; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RHYTIDOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036801494     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02065.x     Document Type: Article

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