Histologic and ultrastructural evaluation of sutures used for surgical fixation of the SMAS

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 719-724

  Huggins, Richard J ^a,b   Freeman, Mark E ^c   Kerr, Jeffrey B ^a   Mendelson, Bryan C ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Toorak Cosmetic Surgery Centre   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastin; Facelift; SMAS; Suture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SUTURE; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; REOPERATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SUTURES; VICTORIA;

EID: 36348934085     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-006-0209-2     Document Type: Article

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