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Suture Selection to Minimize Postoperative Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Patients With Skin of Color During Mohs Micrographic Surgery
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Suture Selection to Minimize Postoperative Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Patients With Skin of Color During Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Carolina Gonzalez Bravo and Nicole A. Negbenebor
Cutis (New York, N.Y.), Vol.112(5), pp.227-228
11/01/2023
DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0884
PMID: 38091440
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https://doi.org/10.12788/cutis.0884View
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Abstract

The effects of suture selection on postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) in patients with skin of color who have had Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) are limited. During the COVID-19 pandemic, fast-absorbing gut sutures reduced the need for in-person follow-up visits without increasing the frequency of postoperative complications. Although absorbable gut sutures are popular, they are highly reactive and can induce inflammation in patients with skin of color. Choosing less inflammatory, nonabsorbable sutures can improve the cosmetic outcome for patients with skin of color who undergo MMS.
Dermatology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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