# Investigating the efficacy of the application of tension-reducing suture technique in maxillofacial plastic and cosmetic surgery

## TL;DR

This study shows that using tension-reducing suture techniques in facial plastic surgery leads to better outcomes and fewer complications compared to traditional methods.

## Contribution

The study demonstrates the clinical benefits of tension-reducing suture techniques in maxillofacial plastic surgery through a comparative analysis.

## Key findings

- Tension-reducing sutures significantly reduced complications and improved satisfaction compared to traditional methods.
- The experimental group had lower scar width and better scar appearance scores over 12 months.
- Patients reported higher quality of life and treatment satisfaction with tension-reducing sutures.

## Abstract

This study aimed to explore the application effect of tension-reducing suture technique in maxillofacial plastic surgery.

The clinical data of 80 patients with maxillofacial trauma who underwent plastic surgery and cosmetic suture in the outpatient operating room of our hospital from March 2022 to March 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. The experimental group used tension-reducing suture technology, while the control group used traditional suture technology. The patients were divided into two groups according to the type of suture, with 40 cases in each group. The two groups were compared in terms of perioperative indicators, complication rate, total satisfaction rate, scar width, and scar quality indicators.

The perioperative indexes, complication rates, and total satisfaction rate of the experimental group after surgery were significantly different from those of the control group (P < 0.05). The VSS scores of the experimental group were also significantly lower at 1, 3, 6, 12 months after surgery (P < 0.05).

The tension-relieving suture technique has significant advantages in maxillofacial plastic surgery. It can effectively reduce surgical complications, reduce scar width, improve patients' scar appearance score, improve the total quality of life score and treatment satisfaction, and is worthy of clinical promotion.