Expanded surgical scar

Definition

A widened surgical scar, often resulting from inadequate deep suturing or poor surgical technique. They are common in disorders of connective tissue such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Inclusions

• Stretched scar

Also indexed as

Nearby in Unsatisfactory surgical scar of skin

• EL50.0Keloidal surgical scar
• EL50.1Hypertrophic surgical scar
• EL50.2Atrophic surgical scar
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified