Fig. 3.
Exemplary pictures of scars after OPN and RAPN. Top left: Symptomatic relaxation and hypertrophic, hypopigmented scar after OPN. Top right: Thin and short scar rated POSAS 14 after OPN. Bottom left: Hypertrophic scar with hyperkeratotic specimen extraction site (a) and irregular relief (b; yellow) at the specimen extraction site after RAPN, especially compared to the OPN scar (b; red). Bottom right: Almost invisible scar of the robotic port due to abdominal skin hair after RAPN. Refer to the image caption for details.

Exemplary pictures of scars after OPN and RAPN. Top left: Symptomatic relaxation and hypertrophic, hypopigmented scar after OPN. Top right: Thin and short scar rated POSAS 14 after OPN. Bottom left: Hypertrophic scar with hyperkeratotic specimen extraction site (a) and irregular relief (b; yellow) at the specimen extraction site after RAPN, especially compared to the OPN scar (b; red). Bottom right: Almost invisible scar of the robotic port due to abdominal skin hair after RAPN.

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