Abstract
Purse-string suture technique has been described in many papers for the circular defect closure after skin tumor removal. We have modified this technique to pull an intradermal continuous stitch which is placed around the wound margin. We applied this technique in six facial skin cancer cases (seven lesions) and obtained satisfactory results. This technique seem to be simple, rapid and useful for skin defect closure, especially in cases of facial skin cancers which are usually seen in older indivisuals.
In this paper, clinical experiences of this technique in facial skin cancer cases are presented. In addition, we refer to the advantage of excisional biopsy using this. [Skin Cancer (Japan) 20; 15: 299-304]
