Purse-String Suture Technique in Reducing Surgical Defect Size

Richard Simman; Karen Bach; Samantha Marie Achauer

Purse-String Suture Technique in Reducing Surgical Defect Size

Eplasty. 2022 Aug 18:22:ic14. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Richard Simman^{1

2}, Karen Bach³, Samantha Marie Achauer³

Affiliations

¹ Jobst Vascular Institute, ProMedica Health Network, Toledo, OH.
² Department of Surgery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
³ University of Toledo, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.

PMID: 36381139
PMCID: PMC9644266

Abstract

What is the purse-string suture (PSS) technique?When should this technique be used?What are the benefits and risks of the PSS technique?What are other clinical applications of the PSS technique in plastic reconstructive surgery?

Keywords: purse string suture; surgical defect; wound care.

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