Scar revision review.

Scar Revision: Analysis of Post-Scar Revision Satisfaction and Parameters Decisive for Patients’ Satisfaction

Laser scar revision: a review.

Cutaneous injuries causing scar tissue formation are relatively common and lead patients to seek treatment for cosmetic or functional improvement. Laser technology has evolved over the past few decades to become the treatment of choice for many types of scars, but determining the appropriate use of this technology comes with experience. This review will provide practical guidelines for the derm...

Z-Plasty Made Simple

A Z-plasty is a critical and reliable technique that is useful for scar revisions and correction of free margin distortion. A Z-plasty can help lengthen a contracted scar, change the direction of a scar so that it is better aligned with the relaxed skin tension lines, or interrupt and break a scar for better camouflage. This article will review the technique of a basic Z-plasty as well as provi...

Management of acne scarring, part I: a comparative review of laser surgical approaches.

Acne scarring is the result of a deviation in the orderly pattern of healing and can have profound psychosocial implications for patients. While the most effective means of addressing acne scarring is to prevent its formation through good acne control, there are a number of therapeutic interventions that improve the appearance of acne scars. Many of these procedural modalities have flaws and ar...

Scar Revision Surgery: The Patient's Perspective

BACKGROUND Insufficient satisfaction outcome literature exists to assist consultations for scar revision surgery; such outcomes should reflect the patient's perspective. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate scar revision patient satisfaction outcomes, according to specified patient-selection criteria. METHODS Patients (250) were randomly selected for telephone contacting reg...

Scar Revision and Secondary Reconstruction for Skin Cancer

Late wound management requires not only mastery of the techniques involved in scar revision, but a thorough understanding of facial anatomy, wound healing, and the psychological factors associated with traumatic injury. Treatment of a patient for scar revision requires the surgeon to understand that a patient’s perception of a scar is often influenced by emotionally charged circumstances and po...