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What are your favorite modalities for preventing hypergranulation tissue?

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What are your favorite modalities for preventing hypergranulation tissue?

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Dermatology · University of California Irvine
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Although exuberant granulation tissue is not totally preventable nor predictable, persistent inflammatory impetus, such as from hairs embedded in a surgical closure, or spitting suture reactions, can stimulate excess granulation tissue. Careful avoidance of trapped hairs as well as burying absorbabl...

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