Pressotherapy of a postoperative scar with the application of non-sterile silicone dressings in a 56-year-old woman treated for breast cancer in the Holycross Cancer Centre in Kielce
Scarring is a natural process of wound healing. In some cases, however, there is formation of hypertrophic scars and keloids that are the result of collagen decomposition and synthesis. A disturbed scarring process causes functional, aesthetic, and psychological disorders in the patient. Silicone dr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2016-01-01
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Series: | Studia Medyczne |
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Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/Pressotherapy-of-a-postoperative-scar-with-the-application-of-non-sterile-silicone-dressings-in-a-56-year-old-woman-treated-for-breast-cancer-in-the-Holycross-Cancer-Centre-in-Kielce,67,26463,1,1.html |