Skin Excisions and Scar Revisions

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[edit] Skin excisions and scar revisions

Cosmetically sensitive areas such as the face are one of the areas where plastic surgeons excel.

First, there are vital nerves very close to the surface of the skin that could be injured, if a less experienced physician has to do a wide excision of a cancer. Secondly, plastic surgeons are well versed in the use of z-plasties, a technique where a scar can be moved, concealed and heal with a lot less scarring.

Here is a link to a site, which gives more details and shows pictures before and after skin lesion excisions (use the return key in the left upper corner of your screen to return to this page). Regarding the removal of keloid scars and other unsightly scars through plastic surgery, here is a link to show pictures before and after scar revision (use the return key in the left upper corner of your screen to return to this page).

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