title: Advocating the Use of Absorbable Sutures for Columellar Incisions Following Open Rhinoplasty.
abstract: Rapidly absorbable skin sutures have been found to be of use in numerous settings including for the closure of the columellar incision following open rhinoplasty. Its removal does not routinely require trimming, and the sutures tend to fall off with minimal intervention 10-14 days postoperatively. This practice has a good acceptance by patients and utilises less resources in the follow-up period. Level of evidence IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK. drbeegun@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Beegun
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D002398:Catgut; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D060052:Nasolabial Fold / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Absorbable sutures; Columella; Inverted-V incision; Non-absorbable sutures; Open rhinoplasty; Scar visibility; Transcolumellar incision