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Erythema and Suture Type - Comparative Analysis

Scaccia FJ, Hoffman JA, Stepnick DW
Dermatologic Surgery (1994)

JC: January 2023

This comparative analysis investigated the relationship between suture material type and postoperative erythema in cutaneous surgery. The study found that suture composition influences the degree and duration of wound erythema, with implications for suture selection in cosmetically sensitive areas.

Take-Home Messages

  • •Suture material choice can affect the degree of postoperative erythema, particularly in cosmetically visible locations.
  • •Monofilament and rapidly absorbing sutures may produce less inflammatory erythema compared to braided materials.

Topic

Reconstruction

Flaps, grafts, wound closure techniques after Mohs

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the results of subcuticular closure with a 5-0 polypropylene suture (Prolene) with those of closure with a running 6-0 fast-absorbing catgut approximation in upper eyelid blepharoplasty. A prospective, double-blind study was designed to compare the results of these closures in patients who presented to the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio). Thirty consecutive patients voluntaril...

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