Mechanical evaluation of the resistance and elastance of post-burn scars after topical treatment with tretinoin

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1949-1954

  Dematte, Maria Fernanda ^a   Gemperli, Rolf ^a   Salles, Alessandra Grassi ^a   Dolhnikoff, Marisa ^a   Lanças, Tatiana ^a   Nascimento Saldiva, Paulo Hilário ^a   Ferreira, Marcus Castro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Burn scars; Physical property of skin; Topical treatment; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

KERATOLYTIC AGENT; RETINOIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BURN; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; ELASTICITY; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555221192     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011001100016     Document Type: Article

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