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Subcuticular suture—is it a misnomer?

Subcuticular suture—is it a misnomer? Eur J Plast Surg (2010) 33:233 DOI 10.1007/s00238-010-0448-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Syed A. Mashhadi & Charles Yuen Yung Loh Received: 21 April 2010 /Accepted: 3 May 2010 /Published online: 22 May 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010 Sir, pass through the dermis. In one paper, the author used the The subcutis or hypodermis refers to the layer of tissue lying terms intradermal and subcuticular sutures, interchangeably beneath the dermal layer. It is also where the top-most layer of [5]. This can be particularly confusing, especially for trainee subcutaneous fat lies. When referring to a subcuticular suture, surgeons and undergraduate medical students. judging by its name alone, one would expect the suture to lie The method of skin closure by subcuticular suturing is very under the skin i.e. in the subcutaneous fat. However, most of the popular amongst the surgeons, especially Plastic surgeons. It surgeons in reality place this suture in the deep layer of the dermis gives better scarring as compare to interrupted sutures Review of the literature tells us that the origins of the which may produce cross hatching [6]. Also subcuticular subcuticular suture cannot be attributed to a single surgeon sutures are usually absorbable which obviates the need of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer Journals

Subcuticular suture—is it a misnomer?

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Subcuticular suture—is it a misnomer?

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Eur J Plast Surg (2010) 33:233 DOI 10.1007/s00238-010-0448-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Syed A. Mashhadi & Charles Yuen Yung Loh Received: 21 April 2010 /Accepted: 3 May 2010 /Published online: 22 May 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010 Sir, pass through the dermis. In one paper, the author used the The subcutis or hypodermis refers to the layer of tissue lying terms intradermal and subcuticular sutures, interchangeably beneath the dermal layer. It is also where the top-most layer of [5]. This can be...
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Medicine & Public Health; Plastic Surgery
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0930-343X
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10.1007/s00238-010-0448-y
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Eur J Plast Surg (2010) 33:233 DOI 10.1007/s00238-010-0448-y LETTER TO THE EDITOR Syed A. Mashhadi & Charles Yuen Yung Loh Received: 21 April 2010 /Accepted: 3 May 2010 /Published online: 22 May 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010 Sir, pass through the dermis. In one paper, the author used the The subcutis or hypodermis refers to the layer of tissue lying terms intradermal and subcuticular sutures, interchangeably beneath the dermal layer. It is also where the top-most layer of [5]. This can be particularly confusing, especially for trainee subcutaneous fat lies. When referring to a subcuticular suture, surgeons and undergraduate medical students. judging by its name alone, one would expect the suture to lie The method of skin closure by subcuticular suturing is very under the skin i.e. in the subcutaneous fat. However, most of the popular amongst the surgeons, especially Plastic surgeons. It surgeons in reality place this suture in the deep layer of the dermis gives better scarring as compare to interrupted sutures Review of the literature tells us that the origins of the which may produce cross hatching [6]. Also subcuticular subcuticular suture cannot be attributed to a single surgeon sutures are usually absorbable which obviates the need of

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