Placement of "guiding sutures" to counteract undesirable retraction of tissues in and around functionally and cosmetically important structures.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing