Z-Plasty: useful uses in dermatologic surgery

Z-Plasty is a procedure involving the transposition of two interdigitating triangular flaps. This technique is useful in a number of dermatological procedures. It can be used to correct defects resulting from surgical complications. This paper highlights several examples where Z-Plasty is of benefit...

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Autores principales: Barreiros, Hugo, Goulão, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
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Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142298
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description Z-Plasty is a procedure involving the transposition of two interdigitating triangular flaps. This technique is useful in a number of dermatological procedures. It can be used to correct defects resulting from surgical complications. This paper highlights several examples where Z-Plasty is of benefit in dermatosurgery, including the correction of: ectropion, lip misalignment and bifid earlobe. A valuable technique that every dermatologist should be able to perform.
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spelling pubmed-39383832014-03-07 Z-Plasty: useful uses in dermatologic surgery Barreiros, Hugo Goulão, João An Bras Dermatol Communication Z-Plasty is a procedure involving the transposition of two interdigitating triangular flaps. This technique is useful in a number of dermatological procedures. It can be used to correct defects resulting from surgical complications. This paper highlights several examples where Z-Plasty is of benefit in dermatosurgery, including the correction of: ectropion, lip misalignment and bifid earlobe. A valuable technique that every dermatologist should be able to perform. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3938383/ /pubmed/24626677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142298 Text en ®2013 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626677
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