The effects of topically applied silicone gel and its silver derivative on the prevention of hypertrophic scarring in two rabbit ear-scarring models

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Jia, Shengxian ^a   Zhao, Yanan ^a   Mustoe, Thomas A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Hypertrophic scarring prevention; Silicone gel; Silver derivative; Topical application

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; EPIDERMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTROPHIC SCARRING; HYPERTROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PERICHONDRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAR ELEVATION INDEX;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RABBITS; SILICONE GELS; SILVER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 81155152761     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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