Clinical application of cosmetic suture technique in excision of body surface mass

Objective To observe the clinical effect of cosmetic suture in excision of body surface mass.

Methods A total of 158 patients with body surface masses admitted to the department of burn and plastic surgery were selected as the treatment group, and 149 patients with traditional surgical treatment of body surface masses admitted to the department of general surgery during the same period were selected as the control group. Cosmetic suture technique was used in the resection of body surface masses in the treatment group. Follow-up was conducted two weeks and 6 months after surgery to compare the healing of surgical incision between the two groups. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the satisfaction of surgical treatment in the two groups. The postoperative scar status of the two groups was evaluated by the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), and the scar width of the two groups was compared.

Results The grade A wound healing rate of the treatment group was 96.8%(153/158), which was significantly higher than 91.3%(136/149) of the control group (P < 0.05). Six months after surgery, the VSS score and VAS score of the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the observation group (P < 0.01). The mean scar width in the treatment group was (1.72±0.86) mm, which was significantly lower than (4.55±2.38) mm in the control group (P < 0.01).

Conclusion The application of aesthetic suture technique in the resection of body surface masses can significantly reduce tissue injury and incision scar, improve the appearance of the operative area, and improve the satisfaction of the patients.