Volume 32, Number 4, 221-222, DOI: 10.1007/s00238-009-0331-x

The treatment of dermal scars by three-dimensional Z-plasty

Bin Xu, Pengcheng Jiang and Bing Wang

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Abstract

The depressed scar and the hypertrophic scar are very common in the abdomen after operation. How to reduce the scar after operation becomes more and more important. The three-dimensional Z-plasty is performed on the abdominal skin & subcutaneous tissue and its effectivity is perfect. It seems that this is a logical treatment of depressed scar or hypertrophic scar in the abdomen.

Keywords  Depressed scar - Hypertrophic scar - Three-dimensional Z-plasty

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