title: The application of the tie-down suture to the excision of cutaneous tumors.
abstract: We describe a surgical procedure that acts as a compressive dressing and contributes to eliminate dead spaces. Because of its similarity to a tie-down dressing, this technique is called the "tie-down suture." It is especially indicated after excision of mass lesions--epidermoid and dermoid cysts, steatocystomas, lipomas, hibernomas, etc.--where there are real or virtual dead spaces; in high-movement or hairy areas where compressive dressings or adhesive tapes are difficult to hold in place; and in particular, in anatomic sites such as behind the auricle, armpit, or eyebrow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Dr. José E. González, U.A.N.L., Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ocampo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camps
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques