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A procedure to prevent the contracture of a straight-line scar in which the edges of a wound are trimmed in the shape of a W and closed in a zigzag fashion.
W-plasty
| Medical Dictionary: W-plas·ty |
(dŭb'əl-yū-plăs'tē, -yʊ-)
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| Veterinary Dictionary: W-plasty |
A technique in tension-relieving plastic surgery used mostly for the excision of unsightly scars. The edges of the excised part are left in the form of a zigzag and the triangles are interdigitated for suturing.
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