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Investigating the Efficacy of Layered Moderate Tension Reduction Suturing in Facial Aesthetic Surgery.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Effects of aesthetic suturing on wound healing and scar formation in patients with traffic accident-related injuries.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Fine sutures combined with local flaps in the cosmetic repair of surgical defects of basal cell carcinoma of the head and face: a single-centre retrospective clinical study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Investigating the efficacy of the application of tension-reducing suture technique in maxillofacial plastic and cosmetic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to investigate the efficacy of the layer-by-layer moderate tension reduction suture technique in head and facial aesthetic plastic surgery.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 80 patients who underwent head and facial cosmetic and plastic surgery in the outpatient department of our hospital from April 2022 to April 2024. Among these, the experimental group received the layer-by-layer moderate tension reduction suture technique, whereas the control group received the traditional suture technique. The incidence of surgical complications, scar width, and scar quality metrics derived from the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) and Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) scores were compared between the two groups.
resultsThe experimental group had a longer operation time but no complications (0%), compared to the control group's 17.5% complication rate. The χ² test confirmed the experimental group's significantly lower complication rate (P < 0.05). At one, three, six, and 12 months postoperatively, the experimental group had significantly smaller scar widths, lower POSAS scores, and lower VSS scores compared to the control group (all P < 0.05).
conclusionThe layer-by-layer moderate tension reduction suture technique demonstrated substantial advantages in head and facial aesthetic plastic surgery. It effectively minimized surgical complications, reduced scar width, and enhanced patients' scar appearance scores, making it highly worthy of clinical promotion.
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