Patrick Hudson MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Albuquerque, NM Telephone: 505-242-0070 office hours 9.15 am-4.30 pm.

Z-plasty in Scar Revision

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Sometimes the appearance of a scar is improved by changing its direction. A z-plasty is a basic technique of plastic surgery in which two triangular pieces of skin, called flaps, are transposed and their positions are exchanged. The final scar has the appearance of a letter Z.

The Z-plasty has two main functions. First, it lengthens the scar. This is an advantage when the scar is contracted because it relaxes the scar. Second, it changes the direction of the scar so that it lies in the natural skin lines or creases.

AGING CHANGE   •   SURGERY AFTER PREGNANCY   •   MALE PLASTIC SURGERY  •   BODY SCULPTURE   •   FACIAL SCULPTURE
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