{"id":39862,"date":"2018-12-14T11:53:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/quill-threads-the-thread-with-barbs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:52:15","slug":"quill-threads-the-thread-with-barbs","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/quill-threads-the-thread-with-barbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Quill\u2122 threads &#8211; the thread with barbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Manufacturer of the Quill\u2122 self-retaining system<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inhalt\">\n<p>The manufacturer of the Quill\u2122 threads is Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. based in Canada (Vancouver), which refers to its system as the Quil\u2122 Self-Retaining System &#8211; Quill\u2122 &#8211; SRS for short. <\/p>\n<p>These threads should not be confused with non-self-dissolving anchor threads (e.g. Aptos).<\/p>\n<h2>What are Quill\u2122 threads?<\/h2>\n<p>Quill\u2122 sutures are a monofilament (non-braided) suture material that is self-dissolving. This can also be used for skin sutures, eliminating the need to pull the sutures. The real special feature, however, is the fact that these threads are provided with tiny <strong>barbs<\/strong> that anchor the tissue. This gives the suture an unusual stability using Quill\u2122 threads, so that a knot is no longer necessary.   <\/p>\n<h2>Advantages for the plastic surgeon:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Good stability of the wound due to the small barbs.<\/li>\n<li>Slightly shorter sewing time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Advantages for the patient:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no need for stitches.<\/li>\n<li>Slightly shorter anesthesia time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Personal experience of the author:<\/h2>\n<p>We have been using Quill\u2122 sutures since 2009 for suturing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/body\/tummy-tuck\/\">abdominoplasty<\/a> as part of multi-layer wound closure. So-called thread granulomas, which can occasionally occur with superficial, braided, self-dissolving suture material (especially at the knots), have not yet been observed with Quill\u2122 thread. <\/p>\n<p>The stability of the seam is impressive. However, every stitch must be perfect, as the Quill\u2122 thread cannot be pulled back due to the barbs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quellen\">\n<p>Article on the use of <span class=\"parHeading4\">Quill\u2122<\/span> sutures in abdominoplasty: Abdominoplasty with progressive tension closure using a barbed suture technique. &#8211; Warner JP, Gutowski KA. &#8211; Aesthet Surg J. 2009 May-Jun;29(3):221-5.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The real special feature of Quill\u2122 threads is the fact that these threads are equipped with tiny barbs that anchor the tissue. This makes the suture &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-39862","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/39862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=39862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}