W-Plasty Scar Revision of Broad Facial Scars | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||||
Article 29, Volume 43, Issue 2, July 2019, Page 339-343 PDF (9.73 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65112 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Helmy El Wakeel* ; Ehab Z Azzam; Ahmed A Zeidan | ||||
The Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: The decision to revise a scar should be based on risk versus benefit. Broad scars usually could be improved with scar revision. In the face typically those broad scar run perpendicular to RSTLs which is a well-known predisposing factor for a broad scar deformity. Scar irrgularization techniques as W-plasty is an effective technique to improve and camouflage such broad scars. Material and Methods: W-plasty scar revision was employed for repair of old broad facial scars in 13 patients, scars were more than one year old. Results: Significant improvement was obtained in all patients based on objective assessment of scar improvement at 6 month post-operative, using visual analog scale (VAS). All patients rated their improvements as excellent, good or acceptable. Conclusion: W-plasty scar revision yielded highly acceptable cosmetic outcomes in patients suffering from broad facial scars running away from RSTLs | ||||
Keywords | ||||
W-plasty – Scar revision – RSTLs | ||||
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