title: Striae distensae after tension-requiring skin sutures.
abstract: Three cases of striae distensae which developed along suture scars after skin surgery were described. The production of striae should be taken into consideration in surgery of the skin, especially in young woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000601:surgery; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques