title: Vector-running subcuticular sutures in high-tension and high-mobility areas.
abstract: Routine cuticular sutures pierce the epidermis, and if left in place long enough, will noticeably scarify, a process called "tracking." Alternatively, the running subcuticular suture has the advantage of minimizing suture tracking, especially following a prolonged usage, because it does not pierce the epidermis along most of its course. A "hybrid" modification of these two sutures, described herein, allows for prolonged tight closure under high tension in high-movement areas, avoidance of tracking, and rapidity of placement. This innovation is called the vector-running subcuticular suture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology (Oculoplastic Division), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wulc
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures