Botulinum toxin to improve facial wound healing: A prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled study

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1023-1028

  Gassner, Holger G ^a   Brissett, Anthony E ^a,b   Otley, Clark C ^a   Boahene, Derek K ^a,c   Boggust, Andy J ^a   Weaver, Amy L ^a   Sherris, David A ^a,d  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESTHETICS; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; LACERATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33746815596     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.8.1023     Document Type: Article

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