FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery — Wound Healing/Scar/Skin Grafting MCQs
Practice 13 Wound Healing/Scar/Skin Grafting past-paper MCQs for FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
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Wound Healing/Scar/Skin Grafting is a core part of the FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery syllabus. HighYield's Wound Healing/Scar/Skin Grafting question bank collects 13MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Wound Healing/Scar/Skin Grafting Questions
Which phase and biological process of wound healing is more often dysregulated in chronic wound healing?
- A.The proliferative phase, as defective or senescent fibroblasts show a lower proliferation rate and a decreased ability to secrete extracellular matrix content
- B.The inflammation phase, as dysregulated monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils prolong the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and prevent the recruitment of fibroblasts
- C.The remodeling phase, as excessive and protracted proliferation of fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and endothelial vessels prevents reorganization of the extracellular matrix and reepithelialization
- D.The proliferative phase, as unbalanced cytokines cause fibroblasts and endothelial cells to undergo apoptosis
- E.The hemostasis phase, as defective platelets delay formation of a fibrin scaffold for migration of inflammatory cells
Which of the following treatments is most likely to be effective in treating and reducing the risk of recurrence in a keloid that has been unresponsive to several intralesional steroid injections?
- A.Additional steroid injections
- B.Laser therapy
- C.Surgical excision alone
- D.Surgical excision plus radiotherapy
The risk of hypertrophic scarring in a postsurgical scar has been described as being as high as which of the following rates?
- A.10%
- B.25%
- C.50%
- D.70%
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