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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
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