Roy S, et al. - Researchers aimed at ascertaining the aesthetic outcome of W-plasty vs traditional straight-line (SL) trichophytic closure techniques on posterior occipital hairline scars in rhytidectomy. Under objective blinded evaluation, primary W-plasty and SL trichophytic closures in the posterior occipital hairline seemed to yield highly acceptable and similar cosmetic outcomes. Minimization of conspicuous scarring after rhytidectomy could be achieved with the help of these techniques.