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Ben Talei1, Jonathan Raskin2,3, Michela Borrelli3,4
1482686Beverly Hills Center for Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|August 20, 2021
Abstract:
We present a case of a 53-year-old female patient who was treated with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) after postsurgical contracture. A review of the literature regarding the use of 5-FU injections as a minimally invasive way to treat contracture was performed. We describe that the use of 5-FU injections is the preferred method for the effective treatment of contracture with minimal risk to the patient.

