Horizontal Mattress Suture Indication
The horizontal mattress suture is initiated by inserting the needle about 4 to 8 mm from the wound edge slightly farther from the wound edge than for placement of simple interrupted sutures.
Horizontal mattress suture indication. The running horizontal mattress suture is used for skin eversion. It can also be useful for reducing the spread of facial. It is useful in areas with a high tendency for inversion such as the neck.
Although mattress sutures can produce surface scarring or railroad. It s most useful for high tension wounds especially when the edges are fragile or frayed. The horizontal mattress stitch is a suture technique used to close wounds.
Horizontal mattress suturing is a fairly useful back pocket trick to have in your repair arsenal. It everts skin well and spreads tension along the wound edge. By kyle rogan.