Fish mouth cut

A fish's mouth cut is a surgical treatment for panaritium (purulent inflammation in the area of ​​the flexor tendons of the fingers ). A curved or horseshoe-shaped cut is made on the fingertip (approx. 3 mm from the edge of the nail, up to the flexion fold of the end joint), through which it is possible to unfold the fingertip and remove pus or dead tissue.

It is also a general term for skin incisions for limb amputations.

Fishmouth Incision, the English term for the fish mouth incision, is also understood to be a mastectomy procedure for woman-to-man breast surgery. The technique removes unwanted breast tissue, thereby creating a flat breast.

Because the horizontal scars extending from the areola leave an unnatural pattern of scars, this procedure is mainly chosen by non-binary transgender individuals.

The fish mouth cut combines various elements of other surgical approaches. It is partly reminiscent of the T-cut (named after its inventor Jan O. Strömbeck) or buttonhole puncture . Nonetheless, the fish's mouth cut is unique in the sense that it leaves scars in unusual anatomical locations. The scars spread horizontally from the areola - both outwards and inwards.

One advantage of this incision, as with the T-cut or buttonhole puncture , is that it is more likely to preserve the increased sensitivity of the nipple and the areola area.

Another advantage is that it can create a non-negligible degree of flatness and breast lift that is not possible with the T-cut.

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