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Clinical comparison of polyglactic acid (Vicryl) and polytrimethylene carbonate (Maxon) suture material
1Division of Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
|August 1, 1991
Abstract:
Over a 1-year period, 584 repairs of surgical defects were completed using two different synthetic absorbable sutures, polyglactic acid (Vicryl) and polytrimethylene carbonate (Maxon). No difference in scar width or postoperative complications were found between the two sutures, but polytrimethylene carbonate (Maxon) demonstrated preferable handling and tying characteristics.