Z PLASTY

Course overview

Z-PLASTY, PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS CONVERGING TRIANGULAR FLAPS, IS A COMMON SURGICAL TECHNIQUE IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY USED IN SCAR REVISION AND CONTRACTURE RELEASE. THE TECHNIQUE CHANGES THE DIRECTION OF A SCAR SO THAT IT IS BETTER ALIGNED WITH NATURAL SKIN FOLDS OR RELAXED SKIN TENSION LINES. Z-PLASTY INVOLVES THE TRANSPOSITION OF TWO EQUAL AND OPPOSING TRIANGULAR FLAPS. A BENEFIT OF THIS PROCEDURE OVER OTHER SCAR REVISION TECHNIQUES IS THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE SKIN EXCISION. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES HOW Z-PLASTY IS PERFORMED AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC SCARS.