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Z-plasty

Index Z-plasty

Z-plasty is a versatile plastic surgery technique that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars. [1]

8 relations: Burn scar contracture, Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers, Ectropion, Hematoma, Johann Friedrich Horner, Necrosis, Plastic surgery, Scar.

Burn scar contracture

Burn scar contracture is the tightening of the skin after a second or third degree burn.

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Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers

Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers (4 February 1808 – 5 July 1872) was a French surgeon who was a native of Paris.

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Ectropion

Ectropion is a medical condition in which the lower eyelid turns outwards.

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Hematoma

A hematoma (US spelling) or haematoma (UK spelling) is a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma including injury or surgery and may involve blood continuing to seep from broken capillaries.

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Johann Friedrich Horner

Johann Friedrich Horner (27 March 1831 – 20 December 1886) was an ophthalmologist based at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Necrosis

Necrosis (from the Greek νέκρωσις "death, the stage of dying, the act of killing" from νεκρός "dead") is a form of cell injury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis.

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body.

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Scar

A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-plasty

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