The Running Barbed Tie-over Dressing

Summary: Barbed suture technology is becoming increasingly popular in plastic surgery and is now being used in body contouring surgery and facial rejuvenation. We describe the novel application of a barbed suture as a running tie-over dressing for skin grafts. The barbs act as anchors in the skin, s...

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Main Authors: Cormac W. Joyce, MB, BCh, MRCSI, Kenneth M. Joyce, MB, BCh, MRCSI, Ann-Marie Kennedy, MB, BCh, MRCSI, Jack L. Kelly, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/04000/Article.7.aspx