New technique for releasing tension to prevent widening of an abdominal scar.

J Plast Surg Hand Surg

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

Published: October 2012

We developed an easy way to release tension from an abdominal cutaneous suture by plicating the anterior rectus sheath for several centimetres. We used this in two patients and the scars were satisfactory. Plication of the fascia is an easy and effective way of releasing the tension of a cutaneous sutured line.

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