diff --git a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_class_interface_example.cpp b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_class_interface_example.cpp
index 673215ffa98..622f3352488 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_class_interface_example.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_class_interface_example.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef Mesh_approximation::Error_metric L21_metric;
 
 int main()
 {
-  // read input surface triangle mesh
+  // reads input surface triangle mesh
   Polyhedron input;
   std::ifstream file("data/mask.off");
   if (!file || !(file >> input) || input.empty()) {
@@ -24,34 +24,36 @@ int main()
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  // create VSA algorithm instance
+  // creates VSA algorithm instance
   Mesh_approximation approx(input,
     get(boost::vertex_point, const_cast<Polyhedron &>(input)));
 
-  // set error and fitting functors
+  // sets error and fitting functors
   L21_metric metric(input,
     get(boost::vertex_point, const_cast<Polyhedron &>(input)));
   approx.set_metric(metric);
 
-  // seeding 100 random proxies
+  // seeds 100 random proxies
   approx.seeding(CGAL::Random, 100);
   
-  // run 30 iterations 
+  // runs 30 iterations 
   approx.run(30);
 
-  // add 3 proxies to the one with the maximum fitting error
-  // run 5 iterations between each addition
+  // adds 3 proxies to the one with the maximum fitting error,
+  // running 5 iterations between each addition
   approx.add_to_furthest_proxies(3, 5);
 
-  // run 10 iterations
+  // runs 10 iterations
   approx.run(10);
 
-  // teleport 2 proxies to tunnel out of local minima
-  // run 5 iterations between each teleport
+  // teleports 2 proxies to tunnel out of local minima, 
+  // running 5 iterations between each teleport
   approx.teleport_proxies(2, 5);
+
+  // runs 10 iterations
   approx.run(10);
 
-  // meshing with default parameters
+  // generates output mesh with default parameters
   approx.extract_mesh();
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_isotropic_metric_example.cpp b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_isotropic_metric_example.cpp
index e3ed4c763d0..cfb6e07323d 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_isotropic_metric_example.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_isotropic_metric_example.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ typedef CGAL::VSA_approximation<
 
 int main()
 {
-  // create polyhedral surface and read input mesh
+  // creates polyhedral surface and reads input mesh
   Polyhedron input;
   std::ifstream file("data/bear.off");
   if (!file || !(file >> input) || input.empty()) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main()
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  // construct precomputed facet normal and area map
+  // constructs precomputed facet normal and area map
   std::map<Facet_handle, FT> facet_areas;
   std::map<Facet_handle, Point> facet_centers;
   for(Facet_iterator fitr = input.facets_begin(); fitr != input.facets_end(); ++fitr) {
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ int main()
   Facet_area_map area_pmap(facet_areas);
   Facet_center_map center_pmap(facet_centers);
 
-  // create compact metric approximation algorithm instance
+  // creates compact metric approximation algorithm instance
   Approximation approx(input,
     get(boost::vertex_point, const_cast<Polyhedron &>(input)));
 
-  // construct and set metric
+  // constructs and set metric
   Compact_metric metric(center_pmap, area_pmap);
   approx.set_metric(metric);
 
-  // approximation via 200 proxies and 30 iterations
+  // approximates via 200 proxies and 30 iterations
   approx.seeding(CGAL::Hierarchical, 200);
   approx.run(30);
 
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_segmentation_example.cpp b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_segmentation_example.cpp
index fdad52cd354..85f1dfc8ffb 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_segmentation_example.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_approximation/examples/Surface_mesh_approximation/vsa_segmentation_example.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ typedef boost::associative_property_map<Facet_index_map> Facet_proxy_pmap;
 
 int main()
 {
-  // create polyhedral surface and read input surface triangle mesh 
+  // creates polyhedral surface and reads input mesh 
   Polyhedron input;
   std::ifstream file("data/mask.off");
   if (!file || !(file >> input) || input.empty()) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main()
     nb_of_iterations(30). // number of iterations after seeding
     facet_proxy_map(fpxmap)); // output facet proxy-id map
 
-  // TODO: retrieve segments of the segmentation
+  // TODO: iterates over segments and outputs to console
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }