Scar Revision Techniques: Z-Plasty, W-Plasty, and Geometric Broken Line Closure

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 455-463

  Shockley, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial plastic surgery technique; Facial scars; Scar revision; Z plasty

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SILICONE GEL; STEROID;

HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; SKIN SURGERY; W PLASTY; Z PLASTY;

CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051828247     PISSN: 10647406     EISSN: 15581926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2011.06.002     Document Type: Review

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