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- Title
The effects of topical vitamin E on the cosmetic appearance of scars.
- Authors
Baumann, L S; Spencer, J
- Abstract
Vitamin E is a generic term for a group of tocol and tocotrienol derivatives. Since the discovery that vitamin E is the major lipid soluble antioxidant in skin, this substance has been tried for the treatment of almost every type of skin lesion imaginable. Anecdotal reports claim that vitamin E speeds wound healing and improves the cosmetic outcome of burns and other wounds. Many lay people use vitamin E on a regular basis to improve the outcome of scars and several physicians recommend topical vitamin E after skin surgery or resurfacing.
- Publication
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 1999, Vol 25, Issue 4, p311
- ISSN
1076-0512
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08223.x