The Running Barbed Tie-over Dressing

The Running Barbed Tie-over Dressing

SUMMARY Barbed suture technology is becoming increasingly popular in plastic surgery and is now being used in body contouring surgery and facial rejuvenation. We describe the novel application of a barbed suture as a running tie-over dressing for skin grafts. The barbs act as anchors in the skin, so constant tensioning of the suture is not required. The bidirectional nature of the suture preven...

Redoable Tie-Over Dressing Using Multiple Loop Silk Threads

After skin grafting, to prevent hematoma or seroma collection at the graft site, a tie-over dressing has been commonly used. However, although the conventional tie-over dressing by suture is a useful method for securing a graft site, refixation is difficult when repeated tie-over dressing is needed. Therefore, we recommend a redoable tie-over dressing technique with multiple loops threads and c...

An improved tie-over dressing technique for skin grafts using a hydrocellular dressing.

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An Innovative Method of Repeated Tie over Dressing for Fixation of skin Graft

Use of a Barbed Suture Tie-Over Technique for Skin Graft Dressings: A Case Series

BACKGROUND A tie-over dressing is the accepted method to secure skin grafts in order to prevent haematoma or seroma formation. We describe the novel application of a barbed suture tie-over for skin graft dressing. The barbs act as anchors in the skin so constant tensioning of the suture is not required. METHODS From January 2014 to August 2014 we used the technique in 30 patients with skin de...