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Textbook on Scar Management

Luc Téot  •  Thomas A. Mustoe  •  Esther Middelkoop Gerd G. Gauglitz Editors

Textbook on Scar Management State of the Art Management and Emerging Technologies

Editors Luc Téot Department of Burns, Wound Healing and Reconstructive Surgery Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier, France Esther Middelkoop Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Association of Dutch Burn Centers, Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk, The Netherlands

Thomas A. Mustoe Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Northwestern University School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois, USA Gerd G. Gauglitz Department of Dermatology and Allergy Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Munich, Germany

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