Fig. 51From: Diagnosis and Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars—Japan Scar Workshop Consensus Document 2018Z-plasties for the abdomen (the scars developed from an abdominal midline incision). If surgery is selected to treat a midline abdominal scar, it will yield a thin linear scar that is barely visible after maturation. If the scar is long, z-plasties should be applied to disperse the skin tension on the woundBack to article page