Botulinum Toxin Type A and the Prevention of Hypertrophic Scars on the Maxillofacial Area and Neck: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

BACKGROUND:The purpose of the meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficiency of therapeutic botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the prevention of maxillofacial and neck scars. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Information came from the following electronic databases: Medline, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE (ti...

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Main Authors: Dai-Zun Zhang, Xiao-Ya Liu, Wen-Lin Xiao, Yao-Xiang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4795777?pdf=render