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. 1981 Mar;6(3):245-8.
doi: 10.1097/00000637-198103000-00014.

A rigid transparent face mask for control of scar hypertrophy

A R Shons, E A Rivers, L D Solem

A rigid transparent face mask for control of scar hypertrophy

A R Shons et al. Ann Plast Surg. 1981 Mar.

Abstract

A rigid transparent face mask of cellulose acetate butyrate was developed for the control of scar hypertrophy in the burned face. Excellent patient acceptance has been found in a six-year series of 97 patients. Use of the device for at least twenty hours a day for an average of one and a half years per patient has enabled preservation of normal facial contours.

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