Lifting and wound closure with barbed sutures

R Stephen Mulholland; Malcolm D Paul

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2011.06.002

Lifting and wound closure with barbed sutures

Clin Plast Surg. 2011 Jul;38(3):521-35, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.06.002.

Authors

R Stephen Mulholland¹, Malcolm D Paul

Affiliation

¹ SpaMedica(®) Clinics, 66 Avenue Road, Suite 4, Toronto, ON M5R 3N8, Canada.

PMID: 21824547
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.06.002

Abstract

The advent of barbed sutures has been a novel and useful adjunct for the aesthetic plastic surgeon in properly selected patients. The deployment of a barbed suture minimizes the risks of cheese wiring and stress relaxation, facilitating the minimally invasive repositioning of soft tissue in the head and neck, as well as optimizing and enhancing traditionally long and potentially tedious procedures in body contouring. This article highlights the advances, advantages, and efficacy associated with the use of barbed sutures in lifting and wound closure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Humans
Rhytidoplasty / instrumentation*
Rhytidoplasty / methods
Suture Techniques*
Sutures* / classification
Tensile Strength