Outcome of beveled versus vertical incisiontechnique after reconstructive or aesthetic facial surgery

Feinendegen, Dominik L; Waldkircher, Natascha J; Bannwart, Fridolin; Kalbermatten, Daniel; Tremp, Mathias

doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000002286

Scientific article

English

Outcome of beveled versus vertical incisiontechnique after reconstructive or aesthetic facial surgery

ContributorsFeinendegen, Dominik L; Waldkircher, Natascha J; Bannwart, Fridolin; Kalbermatten, Daniel; Tremp, Mathias

Published inPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, vol. 7, no. 5, e2286

Publication date2019

Abstract

We suggest that the degree of scar improvement with a beveled incision technique with an angle of about 20 degrees to the skin can be translated for various reconstructions on the face and can be verified by a validated clinical assessment scale and histology.

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Not a UNIGE publication

Research groups

Reconstruction chirurgicale et régénération des tissus (1029)

Citation (ISO format)

FEINENDEGEN, Dominik L et al. Outcome of beveled versus vertical incisiontechnique after reconstructive or aesthetic facial surgery. In: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019, vol. 7, n° 5, p. e2286. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002286