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Surgical procedures are performed on the back for a variety of reasons and universally result in some degree of scar formation. Optimally, these scars would result in a barely-perceptible, fine line that blends naturally with the color and texture of adjacent skin. Unfortunately, an optimal scar is rarely the end result, and a patient can be left with a scar that is deemed disfiguring. A disfiguring scar is one which has an appearance outside the accepted norm and which is deemed unsatisfactory by the patient and/or physician.
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Mahlberg, M.J., Karen, J.K., Levine, V.J. (2010). Revision of Disfiguring Surgical Scars of the Back. In: Alam, M., Pongprutthipan, M. (eds) Body Rejuvenation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_10
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