# RETRACTION: Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Prevention and Treatment of Facial Hypertrophic Scars: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper itself does not contribute new findings as it is a retraction notice.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LinJ.
and
WangX.
, “Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Prevention and Treatment of Facial Hypertrophic Scars: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14796, 10.1111/iwj.14796.38494191
PMC10944687

The above article, published online on 17 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.