Enhanced cosmetic outcome with running horizontal mattress sutures

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1313-1316

  Moody, Brent R ^a,d   McCarthy, John E ^b   Linder, Jennifer ^c   Hruza, George J ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Laser/Dermatologic Surgery Center   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 27744436356     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200510000-00009     Document Type: Article

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