title: Delayed wound closure and scar revision.
abstract: Delayed closure is an underutilized technique that can produce a good cosmetic result in lower leg wounds and can significantly shorten the healing time. To be successful, the surgeon should be able to utilize tension-relieving techniques and manage dead space. Scar revision should be limited to simple elliptical excision or modifications thereof until experience is developed. Sliding skin flaps, Z-plasties, and W-plasties are used infrequently and require adequate preoperative planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*