title: Intrascar excision for persistent perioral hypertrophic scar.
abstract: Scar revision is almost a daily work of plastic surgeons, but sometimes it is a challenge to them. Persistent hypertrophic scar in the perioral area is very difficult to treat because of its anatomic location. Many methods of scar removal, including simple scar revision, Z- or W-plasty, V-Y or Y-V flap, local cutaneous flaps, etc., may not be suitable to remove the perioral scar. The specially designed intrascar excision technique is a good method to solve this problem. The long-term follow-up, up to 5 years, in this clinical series revealed that this method does not distort the perioral anatomy and produces satisfactory aesthetic results.
authors.affiliation: Linkou Burn Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*