The Lembert Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique designed to encourage wound-edge inversion, and is useful primarily to recreate a natural crease. It may be…
The Vertical Mattress Tip Stitch
Synonym Print Section Listen Modified corner stitch Application Print Section Listen This technique, also described as the modified corner stitch, is designed to bring three ends of tissue together, and…
The Winch Stitch
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche intraoperative tissue expansion approach. When closing wounds under marked tension, buried or transepidermal pulley sutures may be insufficient…
The Pulley Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen The pulley suture technique relies on the pulley effect of multiple loops of suture to permit the closure of wounds under even…
The Running Alternating Simple and Vertical Mattress Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Running combined simple and vertical mattress suture Application Print Section Listen This is a hybrid running everting technique used for closure and epidermal approximation. Like any…
The Dynamic Winch Stitch
Synonym Print Section Listen Modified winch stitch Application Print Section Listen Like the standard winch stitch, this is a niche intraoperative tissue expansion approach. When closing wounds under marked tension,…
The Running Bolster Suture
Introduction Print Section Listen Application Print Section Listen This is a niche technique used for securing bolsters over top of skin grafts. It represents a running suture approach for tying…
The Frost Suture
Synonym Print Section Listen Temporary eyelid suspension suture Application Print Section Listen This is a niche approach, used to secure the lower eyelid margin in place to help prevent postoperative…
The Hybrid Mattress Tip Stitch
Synonym Print Section Listen Vertical mattress tip stitch Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed to bring three ends of tissue together, and is used in the context of…
The Tip Stitch
Synonym Print Section Listen Half-buried horizontal mattress suture Application Print Section Listen This technique is designed to bring three ends of tissue together, and is often used in the context…
