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2. Z-plasty - Wikipedia

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   Single or multiple z-plasties can be used. Specific modifications include the double-opposing z-plasty (sometimes called a "jumping man" flap) which can be useful for release of webbing of the medial canthus or release of 1st web space contractures. It is one of the techniques used in scar revision, especially in burn scar contracture.

3. Silicone gel sheeting - Wikipedia

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   The beneficial effects of silicone gel sheeting on the treatment and prevention of these two scars have been confirmed. [10] Since most patients develop hypertrophic and keloid scars within 3 months after surgery or injury, the silicone gel sheeting therapy should be started in the early repair phase to achieve an optimal therapeutic effect.

4. Stretch marks - Wikipedia

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   A number of additional factors appear to promote the appearance of stretch marks: one study of 324 women, done just after they had given birth, demonstrated that low maternal age, high body mass index, weight gain over 15 kg (33 pounds) and higher neonatal birth weight were independently correlated with the occurrence of striae. Teenagers were ...

5. What is frozen shoulder? This painful condition strikes in ...

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   Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, involves stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint, as described by Mayo Clinic. The condition can worsen over time. 5 Foods That Are Best For Bone ...

6. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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   The risk of complications after surgery can be reduced by: maintaining blood glucose levels in the normal range and constant evaluation of surgical site infection. [ 2 ] [ 26 ] There is insufficient evidence to show that whether applying cyanoacrylate microbial sealants on the wound site before operation is effective in reducing surgical site ...

7. Maggot therapy - Wikipedia

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   Maggot therapy (also known as larval therapy) is a type of biotherapy involving the introduction of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into non-healing skin and soft-tissue wounds of a human or other animal for the purpose of cleaning out the necrotic (dead) tissue within a wound (debridement), and disinfection.