Abstract
In the field of head and neck surgery it is often necessary to make incisions to the face, which is exposed, thus requiring the surgeon to take aesthetics into consideration and to minimize visible scarring. In principle, skin incisions should be along wrinkle lines, the hair line, or the borders of the nose, auricle, lips, etc. Skin suturing should be performed using both dermal sutures, in order to reduce tension in the wound margin, and fine epidermal sutures, so that suture marks do not remain. The aim from incision through suturing should be that all procedures are always atraumatic to the skin. After stitch removal, skin tapes should be used in order to maintain a fine, flat, concealed linear scar and shield from UV light and it is important to be vigilant with regard to care and follow-up for changes in scars.
