Secure and Convenient Three-point and Multi-point Suture Technique.
- Author:
Nak Jin CHOI
1
;
Jun Pyo KIM
;
Yong Joon PARK
;
Sung Hee HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. terisin@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Three-point suture;
Multi-point suture;
Three-point mattress suture
- MeSH:
Female;
Lacerations;
Mammaplasty;
Skin;
Suture Techniques*;
Sutures*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2004;31(2):261-265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Skin closure is the surgeon's final operation technique. Although there have been many descriptions about the different kinds of sutures, the report on a 'three-point suture' were quite limited to the horizontal half buried suture technique up till now. The three-point suture can be met frequently in cases like irregular laceration, V-Y advancement flap, and reduction mammaplasty. Authors came up with and thereby introduce a more secure and convenient three-point suture technique, which proved to be superior to the horizontal half buried suture technique in that it gives a better skin approximation and eversion. It can also be applied to a multi- point suture such as a four-point suture or a five-point suture and a three-point mattress suture.
