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Barbed sutures in body surgery.

Alexander P Moya1

  • 1Dr Moya is the Director of the Center for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery and MWL Body Contouring Program, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.

Aesthetic Surgery Journal
|October 3, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Barbed sutures offer advantages over traditional sutures for wound closure, particularly in body contouring procedures. Mastering these innovative knotless devices requires overcoming a learning curve to maximize benefits and minimize complications.

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Sutures are immobile joints between adjacent bones of the skull. The narrow gap between the bones is filled with dense, fibrous connective tissue that unites the bones. The long sutures located between the skull bones are not straight but instead follow irregular, tightly twisting paths. These twisting lines tightly...

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Innovation
  • Wound Closure Techniques
  • Plastic Surgery

Background:

  • Traditional sutures present challenges like knot tying and prolonged procedure times.
  • Barbed sutures have emerged as a technological advancement in wound closure.
  • Recent FDA approvals for V-Loc and Quill barbed sutures have increased their use in soft tissue approximation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the existing literature on barbed sutures.
  • To evaluate the author's personal experience with barbed sutures in body surgery.
  • To discuss the benefits and potential complications of using barbed sutures.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature review on barbed suture technology.
  • Analysis of personal surgical experience with barbed sutures.
Keywords:
abdominoplastybarbed suturesbody contouringbodyliftbrachioplastycorset trunkplastymedial thighliftmedial thighplastyprogressive tension sutures

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  • Evaluation of specific barbed suture devices like V-Loc and Quill.

    • Main Results:

    • Barbed sutures offer potential advantages in reducing operative time and eliminating the need for knots.
    • These devices are increasingly utilized in body contouring procedures for soft tissue approximation.
    • Successful implementation involves understanding and navigating a learning curve associated with their use.

    Conclusions:

    • Barbed sutures represent a significant evolution in wound-closing technology.
    • Their effective use in body surgery necessitates a learning period to optimize outcomes.
    • Minimizing complications is achievable with proper technique and experience.