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 398-405

  Lim, Angeline F ^a   Weintraub, Jennifer ^a   Kaplan, Ernest N ^a   Januszyk, Michael ^a   Cowley, Christy ^a   McLaughlin, Peggy ^a   Beasley, Bill ^a   Gurtner, Geoffrey C ^a   Longaker, Michael T ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SCAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; CICATRIX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893752242     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000436526.64046.d0     Document Type: Article

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