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Z-plasty. How, when and why.

M Burke
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The Z-plasty is an excellent procedure for both lengthening contracted scars and/or changing the direction of scars for improved cosmetic effect. It is a common tool of plastic surgeons. With appropriate training, experience and due care it is a procedure that many general practitioners could use.

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M Burke. 1997. Z-plasty. How, when and why.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9382714/

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