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Title:

Polydioxanone Threads for Facial Rejuvenation: Analysis of Quality Variation in the Market.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Aitzetmueller, Matthias M; Centeno Cerdas, Carolina; Nessbach, Phillipp; Foehr, Peter; Brett, Elizabeth; Thor, Dominik; Machens, Hans-Guenther; Burgkart, Rainer; Duscher, Dominik
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Beside botulinum-toxin injections and hyaluronic acid fillers, thread lifts have established themselves as the third column of minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. Most commonly, barbed threads for this approach are made out of polydioxanone, a material known for decades from application in resorbable sutures. The clinical efficacy and the putative material safety of polydioxanone have fueled the popularity of thread lifts. METHODS: The present study highlights significant variati...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Plast Reconstr Surg
Year:
2019
Journal volume:
144
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
1002e-1009e
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000006289
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31764640
Print-ISSN:
0032-1052
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Sportorthopädie; Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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