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Mohit Sharma¹, Abhijeet Wakure¹

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

|February 12, 2014

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This review details preventing and treating surgical scars. It covers wound closure techniques, scar revision methods like Z-plasty, and post-operative care for optimal scar appearance.

Area of Science:

Plastic Surgery
Dermatology

Background:

Surgical scars are common, with many patients seeking aesthetic improvement.
Preventing suboptimal scarring is achievable through proper wound closure.

Purpose of the Study:

To review principles for preventing and treating suboptimal surgical scars.
To describe surgical scar revision techniques and adjuvant therapies.

Main Methods:

Review of surgical scar revision techniques: Z-plasty, W-plasty, geometrical broken line closure.
Description of post-operative care and adjuvant therapies.
Overview of dermabrasion and laser scar management.

Main Results:

Effective wound closure can minimize suboptimal scars.

Keywords:

Suboptimal scar scar adjunct therapy scar management surgical scar revision

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