Scar Revision and Recontouring Post-Mohs Surgery.

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

Published: August 2017

Following Mohs reconstruction, several options are available to improve the appearance of the resulting scars. It is critical that the patient has realistic goals before beginning any treatment because scars can be improved but never erased. The surgical and nonsurgical options aim to replace pre-existing scars with ones that are less conspicuous. This article addresses the different available options (listed in order of invasiveness) for improving scarring following Mohs reconstruction.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2017.03.014DOI Listing

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