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Adjustable Suture Technique Based on Viscoelastic Properties of Skin for Direct Closure of a Defect After Abdominoplasty Flap Necrosis

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I gratefully acknowledge the patient for her kind cooperation during the treatment, and for her kind permission to publish her case. I also thank Dr. B. R. Shetty, our Managing Director and CEO, and Dr. C. R. Shetty, our Medical Director, for encouraging and supporting me during the entire treatment process for this patient, and my good friend Mr. Moh’d Irshad, an electronics engineer, for the electronic formatting of this article.

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    B. Venkata Ratnam M.S., M.Ch.

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Ratnam, B.V. Adjustable Suture Technique Based on Viscoelastic Properties of Skin for Direct Closure of a Defect After Abdominoplasty Flap Necrosis. Aesth Plast Surg 30, 497–499 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-006-0051-6

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