Silicone-Based Scar Cream for Post Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty-associated Cicatricial and Hypertrophic Scarring

May 2019 | Volume 18 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 440 | Copyright © May 2019


Brandon D. Kalasho BA,a Robin Kikuchi,a Christopher I. Zoumalan MD FACSa,b

aAesthetic and Reconstructive Oculoplastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA bKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, CA

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Christopher I. Zoumalan MD FACS drchris@zoumalanmd.com