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Clinical Applications of Barbed Suture in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Ryan T M Mitchell1, Bradley P Bengtson2
1Bengtson Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery, 555 MidTowne Street, NE, Suite 110, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Abstract:
The breadth of literature regarding barbed suture applications in plastic surgical procedures and of importance to this article, barbed suture applications in breast surgery, is growing dramatically as surgical practitioners are becoming more familiar with the advantages of this new suture technology. Barbed suture devices were first implemented by plastic surgeons for the use in various minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation, but have now surpassed these applications and are now much more commonly used in Breast and Body closures.
