Use of Absorbable Running Barbed Suture and Progressive Tension Technique in Abdominoplasty: A Novel Approach

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Montclair, N.J. From the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and The Plastic Surgery Group. Received for publication March 27, 2009; accepted September 4, 2009. Disclosures:No funding was provided to support this work. Dr. Rosen occasionally serves as a paid speaker on the use of the Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) at regionally based plastic surgery meetings. In this capacity, his time and travel expenses are reimbursed by Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Vancouver, Canada, the manufacturer of Quill SRS. He is a stockholder of Angiotech as well. Allen D. Rosen, M.D.; The Plastic Surgery Group; 37 North Fullerton Avenue; Montclair, N.J. 07042; [email protected]