Does Botox Heal Scars Better? Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Video Author:Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Published on:February 22, 2018

In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" discusses a new study that evaluates the effects of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) on surgical facial scars.

Read the March 2018 PRS #PlasticSurgery Article, "Effects of Botulinum Toxin on Improving Facial Surgical Scars: A Prospective, Split-Scar, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial" by Hu, Zou, Chang, et al.

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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; Botulinum Toxin; Botox; surgical wound; face; pain measurement; scar; surgery; scarring