The safety, efficacy, and tolerability of a novel silicone gel dressing following dermatological surgery

SKINmed

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages S1-S7

  Sandhofer, Matthias ^a   Schauer, Patrick ^b  

^a Austrian Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SCAR; SKIN SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CICATRIX; DERMATOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; SILICONE GELS; WOUND HEALING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874187372     PISSN: 15409740     EISSN: 17517125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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