A pentagram suture technique for closing tumor resection sites in the face

Matsumine, H; Takeuchi, M; Mori, S; Sakurai, H.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open – August 2015 – Volume 3 – Issue 8 – p e499

Resection of facial skin tumors aims to remove the tumors completely and make the surgical scar unnoticeable as much as possible. By improving the purse string suture method, we developed a new pentagram suture technique that enables simple and safe suturing of small to large defects with early satisfactory esthetic outcomes. The surgical outcomes of a case series were examined in this report.