What is the term for external tissue insufficiency due to surgery?
Please assume a case were a human had a plastic surgery to revise a scar and the surgeon mistakenly removed a bit too much of external tissue (skin/sub-cutaneous-fat) so the scar has become much smaller but a "sink" or a "submergence" became somewhat evident.
What is the term for external tissue insufficiency after surgery?
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To be clear with Surgery Nomenclature, it does not matter how the injury was inflicted.
The term you are seeking is: "Depressed Cutaneous Scar". More information here(Pay-wall), and here.
(Colloquially known as 'icepick scars')
Depressed cutaneous scar treatment
A common surgical treatment option is known as a Subcision.
"...involves sliding a needle under the skin to release scar tissue, accompanied by saline injections to stimulate production of new collagen."
Other forms of treatment include:
Dermabrasion
Laser treatment
Laser-assisted drug delivery
More information here.
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