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Improving Cutaneous Scar Formation by Controlling the Mechanical Environment

DOI

254

Citations

13

References

2011

Year

Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Victor W. Wong, Kirit A. Bhatt, Kenneth S. Wu, Ivan N. Vial, Karine Padois, Joshua M. Korman, Michael T. Longaker
Annals of Surgery

Abstract

These results indicate that mechanical manipulation of the wound environment with a dynamic stress-shielding polymer device can significantly reduce scar formation.

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