title: Clinical Applications of Barbed Suture in Aesthetic Breast Surgery.
abstract: The breadth of literature regarding barbed suture applications in plastic surgical procedures and of importance to this article, barbed suture applications in breast surgery, is growing dramatically as surgical practitioners are becoming more familiar with the advantages of this new suture technology. Barbed suture devices were first implemented by plastic surgeons for the use in various minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation, but have now surpassed these applications and are now much more commonly used in Breast and Body closures.
authors.affiliation: Bengtson Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery, 555 MidTowne Street, NE, Suite 110, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan T M
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Bengtson Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery, 555 MidTowne Street, NE, Suite 110, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Electronic address: drm@bengtsoncenter.com.
authors.forename: Bradley P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bengtson
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D013537:Sutures
keywords: Barbed suture; Breast incision closure; Covidien V-Loc suture; Ethicon Stratafix suture; Incision closure techniques; Surgical Specialties Quill suture; Sutures; Wound closure techniques