Botulinum toxin to reduce cleft lip/palate scars after surgery and improves scar quality in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background and objective: Today's culture places a great value on looks and physical features due to social media and visual art. Cleft lip/palate is the most common craniofacial deformity. Even the most skilled surgeon risks being undone by an unattractive scar left behind after cleft correcti...

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Published in:	Global Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Laxmi Ojha, Afaf Hamze, Raed M. Al-Zoubi, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Kalpana Singh, Omar M. Aboumarzouk, Moustafa Alkhalil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Botulinum toxin type a (BTXA) Cleft lip/ palate (CL/P) Non-syndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCL/P) Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667009723000209