A 46-year-old woman had a scar revision of her knee. The kne…

A 46-year-old woman had a scar revision of her knee. The knee scar, before revision, was an 8-cm linear, thin scar that extended obliquely across the anterior portion of her knee. The tension of the scar tissue met resistance when she would bend her knee. The surgeon opted to remove the scar with a procedure to break up the linear scar and rearrange the tissue direction to form a natural line. The proper name of this tissue transfer scar revision is the

Facial fractures are classified according to a system develo…

Facial fractures are classified according to a system developed by Rene Le Fort in the early 1900s. A fracture that starts at the nasal bones; crosses the frontal process of the maxilla and lacrimal bones; and extends through the orbital floor, infraorbital rim, and lateral maxillary sinus wall is known as a