3374. Dachshund elbow tumour electroexcision and Z-plasty

Today is DAY 11.,  August 18, 2019.  It is 11 days after surgery of this Dachshund, M, 4 years old.

You can see the dog had the left elbow stitched up. The stitches had not broken down or infected.

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Z-PLASTY IN ELBOW TUMOUR SURGERY.
A Be Kind To Pets Veterinary Educational Video, sponsored by Toa Payoh Vets.


This video shows the effectives of a surgical procedure called Z-PLASTY. This procedure is used to relieve tension in a mobile area such as the elbow, so that the stitches will not break down after removal of a large elbow tumour. It involves two long skin incisions on opposite sides of a circular wound, undermining the skin and then stitching up the whole area. The end result is a "Z", hence the name Z-PLASTY.


DAY -5

Antibiotics and E-collar for 5 days before operation

DAY 1

Benign cutaneous histiocytoma

DAY 2 BLEEDING  NO STITCH BREAKDOWN

 DAY 11   All ok with stitches

UPDATE IN FEB 2020 - 6 MONTHS LATER.

DAY 11

FINAL VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaaWdBoMFpk

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