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Purse-string suture for reduction and closure of skin defects
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Purse-string suture for reduction and closure of skin defects
Ann Plast Surg.
1985 May.
Abstract
Purse-string subcuticular suture for closure or diminishing skin defects is reported. The same principle applied to breast surgery resulted in a simple and useful way of reducing the size of the areola.
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