The Removable Buried Retention Suture

Through-and-through retention sutures are inherently inefficient and prone to produce skin and subcutaneous damage. Most surgeons are reluctant to permanently bury non-absorbable retention sutures. This new technique uses tube conduits to bring the retention sutures from deep fascial level to above the skin-surface, where they are available for removal. Thus, the sutures do not cross the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and they exert maximal efficiency at the deep fascial layers. This method has been used in over 60 cases without deep-wound separation, and complications have been minimal.