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Review
. 2018 Oct;34(5):448-457.
doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669400. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Facial Scar Improvement Procedures

Christopher Ian Newberry  1 , J Regan Thomas  2 , Eric W Cerrati  1
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Review

Facial Scar Improvement Procedures

Christopher Ian Newberry et al. Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Scars are a natural part of dermal healing following lacerations, incisions, or tissue loss. The ideal scar is narrow, flat, level with surrounding tissue, and difficult for the untrained eye to see due to color match and placement parallel to relaxed skin tension lines; however, scarring that is dyspigmented, hypertrophied, widened, contracted, or atrophic can be aesthetically displeasing or causing functional limitations. When the scar has unfavorable characteristics, scar revision is often indicated and the cosmetic surgeon must be knowledgeable of the minimally invasive as well as surgical techniques to improve aesthetics, reduced reoccurrence, or correct functional limitations.

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Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.