Bench Research Fuels Better Understanding of Stretch Mark Formation, Treatment
The elastic fiber network in the dermis gets disrupted in a stretch mark, but no currently available topical treatments target the disruption.
The elastic fiber network in the dermis gets disrupted in a stretch mark, but no currently available topical treatments target the disruption.
Surgeons at Delray Medical Center have published early clinical experience with SMART, a scaffold-based reconstructive technique designed for selected complete muscle transection injuries where suturing alone may be mechanically unreliable. Published in PRS Global Open, the report describes six cases with no construct failures or wound complications reported during available follow-up.