Various Applications of Purse-String Suture and Its Cosmetic Outcome in Cutaneous Surgical Defects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Purse-string suture is a simple technique to reduce wound size and to achieve complete or partial closure of skin defects.

Objective

To classify situations in which purse-string sutures can be utilized and to assess the long-term size reduction and cosmetic outcome of the final scar.

Methods

Patients (93 from Severance hospital and 12 from Gangnam Severance hospital) in whom purse-string sutures were used between January 2015 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Wound site, final reconstruction method, repair duration, final wound size, and Vancouver scar scale were assessed.

Results

A total of 105 patients were reviewed. Lesions were located on the trunk (48 [45.7%]), limbs (32 [30.5%]), and face (25 [23.8%]). Mean ratio of wound length/

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112374 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature