Zig-Zag Incision

Hello Doc.
This blog is getting more useful everyday and of course warm applaud to Dr. Rassman . I’ve recieved a strip HT surgery, as you know that the sutures which were used to close the incision are left on for about 12 days post-op before removal. My enquiry is that during the removal process for my sutures, the nurse told me that my thin incision was closed in a zigzag way, something like this in shape \/\/\/\/ , now does that mean anything? and does it have any benefecial effects? Thanks & Thanks

Some doctors believe that zig-zag incisions are better, because they break the single line that may contribute to scar widening, as forces on the scar change accordingly. There is not a clear scientific paper presented that shows that this is true for the donor area scars, but neither is there a negative value to it unless you are going to have another transplant. The zig-zag scar makes the next strip excision more difficult.