title: Caveats for the use of suspension sutures.
abstract: Suspension sutures may be considered a method for elevating ptotic tissue. This method often uses a limited access incision, and commonly is used in cosmetic surgery. The caveats for the technique are not well described. This article describes eight caveats for successful suture suspension. A method for performing this procedure with a spinal needle is described, using the lateral eyebrow as an example.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, H51 OMB, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. hudsond@uctgsh1.uct.ac.za
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Desmond B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards*