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    The Stretched Scar: The Benefit of Prolonged Dermal Support

    January 1989 in “ British Journal of Plastic Surgery
    David Elliot, P.J. Mahaffey
    Studysummary This study found that using a subcuticular non-absorbable suture for six months significantly reduced scar stretching and width compared to shorter-term suturing methods after tattoo removal.
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    Research cited in this study 1

    1. Absorbable Versus Nonabsorbable Sutures to Prevent Postoperative Stretching of Wound Area Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1986

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    1. The Stretched Scar: The Benefit of Prolonged Dermal Support British Journal of Plastic Surgery · 1989