Small-wave incision method for linear hypertrophic scar reconstruction: A parallel-group randomized controlled study

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 387-395

  Huang, Chenyu ^a,b   Ono, Shimpei ^a,c   Hyakusoku, Hiko ^a   Ogawa, Rei ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Meitan General Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Accordion effect; Cosmetic irregularization; Hypertrophic scar; Keloid; Mathematical model; Small wave incision; W plasty

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863720944     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-011-9821-x     Document Type: Article

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