Z-plasty is a plastic surgery technique that reshapes a scar by transposing two triangular flaps of skin, used to lengthen a contracted scar or to redirect the tension lines running across it. With the traditional sixty degree angle design the technique can lengthen the central limb of the scar by a theoretical 75 percent. The first Z-plasty is credited to Horner in 1837 for the correction of ectropion, and the standard double-transposition version of the technique was reported by Berger in 1904.
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Why is Z-plasty described as a tissue-sparing scar procedure?
Because it does not necessarily require removing skin, unlike other scar revision techniques.
Z-plasty transposes two opposing triangular flaps of skin, which changes the direction of a scar so that it lies better along natural skin folds or relaxed skin tension lines and is less visually apparent or less restrictive to movement. A StatPearls review notes that a benefit over other scar revision techniques is that it does not necessarily require skin excision, which is why it is considered a tissue-sparing option.
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Z-plasty is a versatile plastic surgery technique that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.
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The first Z-plasty was performed by Horner in 1837, followed by Denonvilliers in 1854, both for correction of ectropion.
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Z-plasty is a versatile plastic surgery technique that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.
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