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Scar prevention: from laboratory discovery to development of novel pharmaceuticals
Wounds in early mammalian embryos heal without scar formation. During development, the embryo gradually loses this ability and transitions to an adult wound healing response.
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How surgery affects patient psyche
A year after surgery, 97 percent of patients reported that they would recommend surgery to others and 93 percent say they would have the surgery again.
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Face transplants
It's been the theme of science fiction, a dream of plastic surgeons and of persons suffering from severe traumatic facial injury and, as of last fall, a reality. Doctors in France performed the first partial face transplant.
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Restraint helps avoid filler pitfalls
As physicians increasingly use injectable fillers and botulinum toxin as complementary treatments for facial rejuvenation, success depends on educating patients thoroughly and injecting products cautiously.
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