Dear Doctors...your help and a second opinion would be deeply appreciated!! Apparently I'm the perfect candidate for a Minimal Incision Arm-Lift...but "Why is a Zig-Zag Incision used in a Minimal Incision Arm-Lift"?? Can't it be a straight line incision? I need to book this procedure SOON...I'm just concerned about this incision.
December 9, 2018
Answer: Why is a Zig-Zag Incision used in a Minimal Incision Arm-Lift? That is technically called a "Running W-Plasty" and has been a tool of plastic surgeons forever. It helps break up a scar into many short scars making it less noticeable to the eye and less likely to tighten up into a band. It does not have to be that shape, you are free to request a straight or curved line. Be sure you clearly understand you will see little to no change in the character of the skin below the upper 1/3 of the arm or you will be very disappointed in the minimal lift results.
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December 9, 2018
Answer: Why is a Zig-Zag Incision used in a Minimal Incision Arm-Lift? That is technically called a "Running W-Plasty" and has been a tool of plastic surgeons forever. It helps break up a scar into many short scars making it less noticeable to the eye and less likely to tighten up into a band. It does not have to be that shape, you are free to request a straight or curved line. Be sure you clearly understand you will see little to no change in the character of the skin below the upper 1/3 of the arm or you will be very disappointed in the minimal lift results.
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December 9, 2018
Answer: Why a zig zag incision? Straight scars often contract and can limit the range of motion when they cross a joint. A zig zag incision does not tend to contract the way a straight incision does. I always discuss this with my patients before surgery. Otherwise, they will think that "Zorro was here". Also, sometimes a zig zag scar is actually less obvious than a straight scar. Weird, huh?
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December 9, 2018
Answer: Why a zig zag incision? Straight scars often contract and can limit the range of motion when they cross a joint. A zig zag incision does not tend to contract the way a straight incision does. I always discuss this with my patients before surgery. Otherwise, they will think that "Zorro was here". Also, sometimes a zig zag scar is actually less obvious than a straight scar. Weird, huh?
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