title: Evaluation of scars after harvest of the temporoparietal fascial flap depending on the design of the skin incision.
abstract: The authors evaluated the conspicuousness of the temporal scar caused by two incision patterns after harvesting the temporoparietal fascial flap: a straight incision and a zigzag incision. The 27 scars of 27 patients were examined in this study. Fifteen patients underwent a straight incision and 12 patients had a zigzag incision. This study showed that the zigzag incision resulted in more conspicuous scars than the straight incision and that this effect was more evident in younger patients than in older patients, at least in Japanese. In a comparison of older patients and younger patients irrespective of the skin incision patterns, the scars were substantially more conspicuous in the younger patients. A simple and short incision is preferred when harvesting the temporoparietal fascial flap and more careful management is required for young patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatoko
authors.forename: Masamitsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurugi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iioka
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niitsuma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix; D003358:Cosmetics; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics