New suture techniques for best esthetic skin healing.

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 4-0 poliglicolic stitch.

RESULTS

It was confirmed good skin layers union and contention with best esthetic result than observed with the traditional X and intradermal suture techniques.

CONCLUSION

Macroscopic examination of the hidden X point and totally hidden intra-dermal sutures and centrifuge skin traction confirmed good skin layers union and contention with best esthetic result than observed with the traditional X and intradermal sutures techniques.