Abstract:IntroductionThere are many closure techniques available to cutaneous surgeons. One of them is the purse-string suture which is used to provide complete or partial closure of round skin defects. In our animal study; we closed skin defects with using subcuticular purse string suture technique by progressively cinching wound and we aim to more rapidly healing according to secondary healing.MethodsAfter anaesthetize, we created a 4 cm diameter circular full thickness skin defect on dorsal area of rats. In group 1,… Show more
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