Reconstructive

185) Which of the following surgical techniques used to treat a long curvilinear scar - not parallel to RSTL- in the cheek is the BEST related to camouflage?

A. Running W-Plasty
B. Single M-Plasty
C. Multiple M-Plasty
D. Multiple Z-Plasty
E. Geometric Broken Line Closure




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Cook T.A., Guida R.A., Burke A.J.C.: Soft Tissue Techniques, Chapter 3 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 35-36, 2002

Cook T.A., Guida R.A., Burke A.J.C.: Soft Tissue Techniques, Chapter 3 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 27-39, 2009


185) E     Geometric Broken Line Closure