Open AccessBotulinum toxin for the prevention and healing of wound scars: A systematic review of the literature
Author(s) -
Anastasia Prodromidou,
Maximos Frountzas,
Dimitrios Efthymios G Vlachos,
Georgios Vlachos
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2292-5511
pISSN - 2292-5503
DOI - 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000934
Subject(s) - medicine , botulinum toxin , randomized controlled trial , scars , systematic review , clinical trial , medline , surgery , political science , law
Botulinum toxin injections have been investigated for the treatment or prevention of hypertrophic scars in several clinical studies. However, its clinical effectiveness has not yet been established.