Equal cosmetic outcomes with 5-0 poliglecaprone-25 versus 6-0 polypropylene for superficial closures

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1126-1129

  Rosenzweig, Laura B ^a   Abdelmalek, Mark ^b   Ho, Julia ^c   Hruza, George J ^a  

^a Laser and Dermatologic Surgery Center   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLIGLECAPRONE; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

DIOXANES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MOHS SURGERY; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77954562291     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01594.x     Document Type: Article

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