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Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for blushing
Author(s) -
Drummond Peter D
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-2130.2003.00076.x
Subject(s) - citation , psychology , medicine , library science , computer science
Over the past 10 years, endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been put forward as an effective treatment for facial blushing. In several series of patients, including one published recently in this journal,self-reported ratings of blushing decreased substantially after surgery and only a low incidence of adverse outcomes was encountered.