The breadth of literature regarding barbed suture applications in plastic surgical procedures and of importance to this article, barbed suture applications in breast surgery, is growing dramatically as surgical practitioners are becoming more familiar with the advantages of this new suture technology. Barbed suture devices were first implemented by plastic surgeons for the use in various minima...

PURPOSE To report two new suture techniques for best esthetic skin healing. METHODS Using the pig skin slices routinely employed for surgical technique training two new types of skin sutures were performed. One defined as inverted or hidden X point suture and other as totally hidden intradermal running suture. The first were performed using 4-0 polypropilene stitch and the intradermal with 4-...

Ever since Sushruta laid the foundations of rhinoplasty for the first time in ancient India, a lot of thought and effort has gone into developing the techniques that we know today. Tip plasty is an essential and indispensable part of rhinoplasty. It is important to realise that every nose is different and the attention to fine details is important and defines a good rhinoplasty surgeon. Every r...

PURPOSE To characterise the results of the largest patient series to date undergoing closed conjunctival delayed adjustable suture techniques. METHODS A multicentre retrospective review of 440 operations (patients aged 10-91 years) by five surgeons at four centres were evaluated for surgical outcomes associated with the delayed adjustable suture technique. RESULTS 26% (116 of 440) of all pa...