Clinical Applications of Barbed Suture in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Mitchell, Ryan T.M.; Bengtson, Bradley P.

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2015.06.003

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“…It also improves the final scar outcome by reducing tissue related ischemia, having less suture extrusion, and locking of the tissue more tightly through the barbing. 18,19 In this study, group B showed the superior aesthetic outcome with a statistical significance in the OSAS score by the operator and an independent evaluator. In addition, this effect is prominent in a decreased scar width at mid-point and widest-point.…”

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Current Protocol for Aesthetic Scar Management in Thyroid Surgery

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Objectives/Hypothesis: We compared the scar quality when different protocols were applied, and eventually aim to find the optimal scar management protocol.Study Design: We conducted a prospective, randomized, and blinded comparison of different scar management protocols in a single center.Methods: We allocated 126 patients who underwent thyroidectomy via collar neck incision randomly into three groups. Patients in group A were treated with tissue adhesive only. Patients in group B were treated by means of subcuticular suturing and early scar management with a non-ablative fractional laser (NAFL) and intralesional triamcinolone injection (ILI). Patients in group C had skin closure with tissue adhesive and early scar management. At 6 months after the operation, the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) and the width of the final scar were compared.Results: Comparing the sum of PSAS, groups B and C showed significant higher satisfaction than did group A (22.81 ± 11.66 in group A, 10.9 ± 5.14 in group B, and 15.19 ± 9.98 in group C). In the sum of OSAS, group B also showed a significant difference than did groups A and C (17.74 ± 6.75 in group A, 10.26 ± 3.60 in group B, and 14.52 ± 6.48 in group C). Also, group B showed a narrower scar width than did groups A and C.Conclusions: Our finding suggests that subcuticular suturing using barbed suture material and early treatment with a combination therapy using NAFL and ILI showed a favorable aesthetic outcome for both patients and operators. Based on our algorithmic approach for thyroidectomy scar, we anticipate an optimal aesthetic outcome.

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Current Protocol for Aesthetic Scar Management in Thyroid Surgery

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“…The Stratafix suture was initially used for facial cosmetic surgery but has since been adopted for use in many other areas of cosmetic surgery as it decreases the time needed for wound closure. 1,2 Although the Stratafix suture did not have statistical difference in the wound breakdown when compared with the Monocryl suture in the present series, it did provide a decrease in postoperative wound complication, after controlling other variables. This investigation is also limited to data gathered from a single surgeon's use and perspective.…”

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“…The tension is carried differently between these two sutures with the Monocryl being perpendicular to the incision and the Stratafix being more parallel. 1,2 The senior author (JV) decided to change his practice from using Monocryl to Stratafix for routine skin closure. Given this, it was decided to collect and analyze data from each surgical technique to compare the wound outcomes of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery when using Monocryl or Stratafix sutures.…”

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Wound Breakdown with Stratafix versus Monocryl Suture in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: Data from a Single Surgeon

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Macieski

et al. 2017

The American Surgeon™

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“…Barbed sutures have been used over recent years in different fields such as gynecology [10,11,17,[19][20][21], urology [22][23][24], orthopedic surgery [25,26], and plastic surgery [27][28][29]. Regarding general and digestive surgery, the use of barbed sutures has been recently reported in colorectal surgery, where they have been used safely in closure of the pelvic cavity after abdominoperineal resection [30].…”

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Use of Barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery. Review of the Literature

2016

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Performing intracorporeal anastomoses and sutures is possibly the technique that requires the greater skill in laparoscopy. The emergence of new barbed sutures seems to facilitate the practice, with bariatric surgery (mainly in mixed and malabsorptive techniques) being one of the specialties that can most benefit from them. This review aims to evaluate barbed sutures' use and safety in bariatric surgery. Barbed sutures might facilitate the practice by improving some aspects of surgery such as reproducibility and operative time, although further research is needed.

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Clinical Applications of Barbed Suture in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Cited by 19 publications

References 22 publications

Current Protocol for Aesthetic Scar Management in Thyroid Surgery

Current Protocol for Aesthetic Scar Management in Thyroid Surgery

Wound Breakdown with Stratafix versus Monocryl Suture in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: Data from a Single Surgeon

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Use of Barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery. Review of the Literature

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