Revision of facial scars with geometric broken line closure.
Secondary revision of a facial scar remains a challenging endeavor for surgeons who undertake such treatment. Even though esthetic landmarks, antitension lines, meticulous closure, and prolonged splinting are taken into consideration, the scar never completely disappears. Therefore, the goal is secondary revision of a facial scar is to make it as inconspicuous as possible. The geometric broken line closure is a technique that greatly facilitates achievement of this goal.
D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors