title: The pulley suture. Utilization in scalp reduction surgery.
abstract: A suture variation not commonly utilized in dermatologic surgery is helpful in approximating wound edges without the complications of excessive undermining or the scarring of conventional retention sutures. It is especially useful in scalp reduction surgery.
authors.affiliation: Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook Medical College, New York.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hitzig
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Sadick
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques