Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair

This accessible, meticulously illustrated atlas provides everything you need to effectively treat wounds and conduct surgical, reconstructive, and cosmetic repairs with minimal scarring
Understanding the subtleties of suture choice and placement often makes the difference between positive and negative patient outcomes. The Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair, Second Edition provides the information and insight readers need to surgically treat a range of wounds and surgical defects—from simple lacerations to complex reconstructive surgery—with the utmost expertise.
Presented in an at-a-glance format and packed with 450 photos and illustrations, this guide kicks off with chapters on principles of wound management and wound repair, then describes equipment, positioning, key principles, and 75 suture techniques—complete with step-by-step instructions adjacent to drawings and photos of the techniques. Finally, it covers each area of anatomy, guiding the practitioner in which suture to use when and how to modify certain sutures in specific locations.
Techniques are diagrammatically illustrated and supplemented by the online videos, and the author includes tips and pearls for each technique, as well as caveats, drawbacks and cautions. This updated edition includes new sections on:

Laceration repair

Pin-point pexing sutures

Leveling sutures

Three-dimensional continuous suturing

Basting sutures

And more

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Surgical Tray

Chapter 3. Suture Materials, Knot Tying, and Postoperative Care

Chapter 4. Laceration Repair

Chapter 5. Suture Techniques for Deeper Structures: The Fascia andDermis

Chapter 6. Suture Techniques for Superficial Structures: TransepidermalApproaches

Chapter 7. Suturing Tips and approaches by Anatomical Location

Chapter 8. Suturing Tips and approaches by Surgical Technique

 New Sections:

 Chapter 4: Laceration repair

Chapter 4.40: The modified purse-string suture 

Chapter 4.41: The bell-curve buried suture technique

Chapter 4.42: The pin-point pexing suture 

Chapter 4.43: The progressive tension suture

Chapter 5.38: The leveling suture

Chapter 5.39: The 3-dimensional continuous suturing technique 

Chapter 5.40: The basting suture

Chapter 8: Suturing tips and approaches by surgical technique

Chapter 8.1: Laceration repair

Chapter 8.2: Linear excision and repair

Chapter 8.3: Local flaps

Chapter 8.4: Skin grafts