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    Glossary Sutures

    medical stitches used to close wounds

    Sutures, also known as stitches or surgical stitches, are medical devices used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. They involve the use of a needle and thread-like material to close wounds, promote healing, and reduce the risk of infection. Sutures can be made from various materials, including absorbable ones that dissolve over time and non-absorbable ones that need to be removed after the wound has sufficiently healed.

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    1. Lateral Brow Lift: A Multi-Point Suture Fixation Technique Archives of Plastic Surgery · 2015 · 7 citations
    2. Conventional Suture Material versus Staplers in the Closure of Donor Area in Hair Transplant. Which is Better? Hair therapy & transplantation · 2015 · 2 citations
    3. A New Suture for Hair Transplantation Dermatologic Surgery · 2001 · 2 citations
    4. Surgical Pearl: The cotton-tipped applicator as a suture scissors stabilizer in cutting suture Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2005
    5. Bidirectional Barbed Sutures for Wound Closure: Evolution and Applications Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists · 2009 · 33 citations
    6. Absorbable versus Nonabsorbable Sutures to Prevent Postoperative Stretching of Wound Area Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1986 · 31 citations
    7. The Use of Retention Sutures and Tensed Silastic‐Dacron Strips for the Prevention of Stretch‐Back after Alopecia‐reducing Procedures The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1994 · 14 citations
    8. Threading Through Time: Hair Sutures in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · 2024 · 1 citations
    9. Drug‐Free Ultrasound‐Responsive Mechanoluminescent Suture Enables On‐Demand Antibacterial Therapy and Enhanced Healing of Infected Wounds Advanced Healthcare Materials · 2026
    10. Novel Technique for Retention of Cell Suspension in Melanocyte–Keratinocyte Transplantation Procedure Using Glued Nylon Suture or Mesh Dermatologic Surgery · 2018
    11. A Review of Barbed Sutures—Evolution, Applications and Clinical Significance Bioengineering · 2023 · 36 citations
    12. Hairline Lowering Surgery With Bone Tunneling Suture Fixation: Effectiveness and Safety in 91 Patients Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2018 · 7 citations
    13. Dual In Situ Integration for Braided Silk Fibers Enabling Multifunctional Bioactive Sutures Interdisciplinary materials · 2025
    14. STITCH: Augmented Dexterity for Suture Throws Including Thread Coordination and Handoffs arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024
    15. Refractory Folliculitis Decalvans Treatment Success with a Novel Surgical Excision Approach Using Guarded High-Tension Sutures Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023
    16. Brow Suspension Suture Procedure The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery · 2011
    17. Endoscopic Brow Lift Fixation With Mitek Suture Anchors: A 9-Year Experience of a New “Ideal” Technique Plastic Surgery · 2018 · 7 citations
    18. Refining the “Pin-Point Technique” for Pexing Sutures in Facial Reconstructive Surgery Dermatologic Surgery · 2019
    19. Large Nasal Tip Defects—Utilization of Interdomal Sutures Before Burowʼs Graft for Optimization of Nasal Contour Dermatologic Surgery · 2018
    20. Enhancing wound healing with synthetic hyaluronic acid injection in sutured incisions on BALB/c mice Folia Medica · 2025
    21. Scalp Reduction for Alopecia The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1979 · 16 citations
    22. Technical Insights from a Former Hair Restoration Surgery Technician Dermatologic Surgery · 2010 · 10 citations
    23. Minimal Scars for Scalp Surgery Dermatologic Surgery · 2007 · 10 citations
    24. Endoscopic-Assisted Facelifting Facial Plastic Surgery · 2014 · 9 citations
    25. Deep Plane Fixation in Integumental Surgery Dermatologic Surgery · 2004 · 1 citations
    26. Techniques in Dermatologic Surgery AORN Journal · 2005
    27. Deep Plane Fixation in Integumental Surgery Dermatologic Surgery · 2004
    28. S5 IS THE RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY THE BEST CHOICE FOR PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER? European Urology Supplements · 2010
    29. Commentary for Treatment of Thin Linear Scars on the Scalp Dermatologic Surgery · 2015
    30. Complications with Hair Transplantation Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · 2020 · 12 citations