The Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Injections in Preventing Postoperative Scars and Improving Scar Quality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ConclusionsThis meta-analysis demonstrated that botulinum toxin injections can significantly improve cosmetic appearance and postoperative scar quality. At the therapeutic dose, no significant complications were observed, indicating that botulinum toxin injections are safe.Level of Evidence IIIThis journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these evidence-based medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authorswww.springer.com/00266.
Source: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research