Discussion: The embrace device significantly decreases scarring following scar revision surgery in a randomized controlled trial

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 406-407

  Orgill, Dennis P ^b   Ogawa, Rei ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

BANDAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; SCAR;

BANDAGES; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 84893573837     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000436812.73412.a4     Document Type: Note

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