title: Buried vertical mattress suture.
abstract: The buried vertical mattress suture combines the advantages of the vertical mattress suture and the buried intradermal suture. It provides prolonged wound support and eversion, while leaving no permanent suture marks on the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zitelli
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moy
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques