Use of Kinesiology Tape in Dermatologic Surgery to Improve Surgeon Posture and Decrease Long-Term Strain and Injury

Joanna Dong¹, Michael Abrouk¹, Cameron Chesnut^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
² University of Washington School of Medicine, Spokane, Washington.
³ Chesnut MD Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Spokane, Washington.

Joanna Dong et al. Dermatol Surg. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 1;47(6):876-877.

doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002834.

Joanna Dong¹, Michael Abrouk¹, Cameron Chesnut^{2

3}

¹ Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
² University of Washington School of Medicine, Spokane, Washington.
³ Chesnut MD Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Spokane, Washington.

No abstract available

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