El Wakeel, H., Azzam, E., Zeidan, A. (2019). W-Plasty Scar Revision of Broad Facial Scars. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(2), 339-343. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65112
Helmy El Wakeel; Ehab Z Azzam; Ahmed A Zeidan. "W-Plasty Scar Revision of Broad Facial Scars". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43, 2, 2019, 339-343. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65112
El Wakeel, H., Azzam, E., Zeidan, A. (2019). 'W-Plasty Scar Revision of Broad Facial Scars', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(2), pp. 339-343. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65112
El Wakeel, H., Azzam, E., Zeidan, A. W-Plasty Scar Revision of Broad Facial Scars. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019; 43(2): 339-343. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65112
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
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