title: [The surgical treatment of scars].
abstract: Scars can be functionally or socially disabling. Many patients affected therefore request corrective surgery. The list of surgical techniques is long and the most frequently-used solutions are well-known.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU Montpellier, France. lteot@aol.com
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Téot
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007627:Keloid / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology