Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
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Little is known about postoperative opioid prescribing patterns among dermatologic surgeons. ⋯ The retrospective review suggests that opioid prescribing is predicted by characteristics of the surgery (i.e., size, defect repair type, and anatomic location) and characteristics of the surgeon (i.e., age, sex, and practice location) with significant heterogeneity in prescribing habits. The national survey results raise the possibility that patients might not take all prescribed opioid pills after dermatologic surgery. Further investigation is warranted to determine how patients are actually using prescription pain pills to balance pain control with patient safety.
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Comparative Study
Treatment of atrophic scars with fractionated CO2 laser facilitating delivery of topically applied poly-L-lactic acid.
Atrophic scars represent a loss of collagen and a challenging reconstructive dilemma with disappointing traditional treatments. ⋯ The combination of using an ablative fractional CO2 laser and PLLA in the treatment of atrophic scars has a synergistic effect on their inherent properties in up-regulating new collagen synthesis to improve atrophic scars.
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Letter Case Reports
Rapid development of squamous cell carcinoma after photodynamic therapy.
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Letter Case Reports
Successful treatment of nonhealing scalp wounds using a silicone gel.