title: The buried horizontal mattress suture.
abstract: The buried horizontal mattress suture (BHMS) is a new tension suture technique using synthetic absorbable polyglactin 910 suture. When used in minor surgery of the trunk and extremities, this technique eliminates significant suture marking.
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000453:epidemiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D011098:Polyglactin 910