Do progressive tension sutures really decrease complications in abdominoplasty?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-21

  Khan, Sami ^a,b   Teotia, Sumeet S ^a   Mullis, William F ^a   Jacobs, William E ^a   Beasley, Michael E ^a   Smith, Kevin L ^a   Eaves III, Felmont F ^a   Finical, Stephan J ^a   Watterson, Paul A ^a,c   Persing, John A ^c  

^a Charlotte Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b South Shore Cosmetic Surgeons   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Complications; Prevention; Progressive tension sutures; Seroma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE TENSION SUTURE; SCAR FORMATION; SEROMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; WOUND;

EID: 29944441228     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000194333.04545.5f     Document Type: Article

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