Synonym(s)
one- or two-sided V-Y plastic; V-Y-plasty; V-Y relief plastic
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Dieffenbach, 1845
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Suture flap plastic surgery for wound margin relaxation in the case of a V-shaped defect with subsequent Y-shaped closure or uni- or bilateral V-shaped incision for wound margin relaxation in the case of closure of a larger elliptical defect.
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- According to the simple method of a V-Y-plasty, V- or arrow-shaped primary defects are closed Y-shaped after undermining the surrounding skin. In the case of problematic primary closure of a larger spindle-shaped or elliptical excision, secondary V-shaped relief incisions can be made above and/or below the defect to relieve the wound margin. After making the relief incisions, the skin is bluntly undermined from the primary defect to the V-shaped incision. The subcutaneous suture is followed by the skin suture and finally the Y-shaped suturing of the relief incisions.
- Indications: Elimination of scar strands, defects around body orifices (mouth, eyes, female genitals), columella reconstruction from the upper lip, extension of the frenulum of the lips or tongue, frenuloplasty, larger tumour excisions on the forearm.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Holle J (1994) Plastic surgery. Hippocrates, Stuttgart
- Petres J, Rompel R, Robins P (1996) Dermatologic surgery. Textbook and atlas. Springer, New York Berlin Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
