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. 2014 Feb;133(2):406-407.
doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000436812.73412.a4.

Discussion: the embrace device significantly decreases scarring following scar revision surgery in a randomized controlled trial

Dennis P Orgill  1 , Rei Ogawa
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Discussion: the embrace device significantly decreases scarring following scar revision surgery in a randomized controlled trial

Dennis P Orgill et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Feb.
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