Successful treatment of depressed, distensible acne scars using autologous fibroblasts: A multi-site, prospective, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1226-1236

  Munavalli, Girish S ^a,b   Smith, Stacy ^c   Maslowski, John M ^d   Weiss, Robert A ^e  

^a Dermatology Laser and Vein Specialists of the Carolinas   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

^d Fibrocell Technologies Inc   (United States)

^e Maryland Laser   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZFICEL T; PLACEBO;

ACNE SCAR; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SKIN AGING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881382807     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.12204     Document Type: Article

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