V-W plasty.
A new technique is presented that combines the use of two juxtaposed Y-V plasties which, when advanced, create a W-shaped sutured wound used to correct bridle-burn scar deformities. Since a considerable amount of the scar can be removed and there are two Y-V advancements, the cosmetic results are better than those obtained with traditional or modified Z-plasty when contracted scars are wide, severe, and unsuitable for Y-V advancement.
D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*