Preventing or Minimizing Scars After Surgery

By Jennifer Heisler, RN, About.com Guide

Updated January 22, 2012

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Ethicon Wound Closure Manual. Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems http://www.jnjgateway.com/public/NLDUT/Wound_Closure_Manual1.pdf

Keloid Scars. National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000849.htm

Massaging Scar Tissue. BreastCancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tips/lymphedema/faq/scar_tissue.jsp

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Wound Management: Silicones and Beyond. Dow Corning http://www.dowcorning.com/content/publishedlit/52-1042-01.pdf

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