W-plasty in Scar Revision: Geometrical Considerations and Suggestions for Site-specific Design Modifications.
dc.contributor.author | Goutos, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Yousif, AH | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogawa, R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-13T19:14:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-11 | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-13T19:14:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Goutos I, Yousif AH, Ogawa R. W-plasty in Scar Revision: Geometrical Considerations and Suggestions for Site-specific Design Modifications. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019;7(4):e2179. Published 2019 Apr 2. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000002179 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2169-7574 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/69680 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: A large proportion of scars in clinical practice represent good candidates for surgical revision by virtue of their unfavorable characteristics and relative orientation with respect to skin relaxed tension lines. W-plasty is a very popular excisional revision technique, which involves breaking up the scar margins into small triangular components, which are advanced and interdigitated without any rotation or transposition. Methods: We performed an extensive literature search using Pubmed MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Embase using the following keywords [W-plasty] AND [scar] AND [revision]. We retrieved 13 articles pertinent to the indications, geometrical design, and technical evolution of the W-plasty scar revision variants. We formulate indications for the use of isosceles/equilateral as opposed to scalene triangle W-plasty and integrate our experience with regards to the choice of geometrical design for different bodily regions. Conclusions: W-plasty represents a popular technique in reconstructive plastic surgery practice. We believe that the exact W-plasty design should be guided by the relaxed skin tension line definition and to this effect propose 2 main variants of geometrical design pertinent to the index anatomical site. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | e2179 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open | |
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dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.title | W-plasty in Scar Revision: Geometrical Considerations and Suggestions for Site-specific Design Modifications. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2019 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002179 | |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31321181 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 4 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | en_US |
pubs.volume | 7 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-01-11 | |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en_US |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en_US |
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