Research Article
A Comparison of Barbed Sutures and Standard Sutures with regard to Wound Cosmesis in Panniculectomy and Reduction Mammoplasty Patients
Table 2
SBSES, Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale [
10].
| | Scar category | Points |
| Width | >2 mm | 0 | ≤2 mm | 1 | Height | Elevated/depressed in relation to surrounding skin | 0 | Flat | 1 | Color | Darker than surrounding skin | 0 | Same color or lighter than surrounding skin | 1 | Hatch marks/suture marks | Present | 0 | Absent | 1 | Overall appearance | Poor | 0 | Good | 1 |
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