Journal Reviews

To use or not to use: absorbable sutures for facial wounds

1 May 2019 | | Speech and Language Therapy | Absorbable, Cosmetic outcomes, Facial wounds, Non-absorbable, Suture material

This systematic literature review looked at studies comparing facial skin closure with absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures. Studies not published in English or looking at areas other than the head and neck, and studies focused on suture technique rather than material...

Merocel vs Cutanplast Anal packing

1 September 2018 | | Absorbable, Biocompatible materials, Gelatin sponge, Nose, Pain, Polyvinyl acetate, Postoperative care, Septoplasty

This study compared two different nasal dressings after septoplasty. Seventy-six patients acted as their own controls by having one nostril packed with Merocel and one nostril somewhat improbably with Cutanplast Anal (gelatin sponge). It seems that the gelatin sponge was...