What are quilting sutures for a drainless tummy tuck?

Few advances in tummy tuck surgery have moved us onward like the concept of progressive tension. Surgeons defer in tecniques of quilting but the evidence based studies prove quilting to be safer than drain tummy tucks in preventing seromas and patient comfort. See a board certified plastic surgeon who does a ton of these operations and ask her, or him, how many have they done last year? Don't settle for vague answers and good luck.

Thank you for your questions. Quilting sutures, also referred to as progressive tension sutures, are sutures that tack the skin flap back down to the abdominal wall to help eliminate the pocket that was created under the skin in order to pull down and stretch the skin. Placing the sutures not only takes tension off of the lower abdominal incision but it also eliminates the need for a drain or shortens the duration that the drain needs to be in place because the space where fluid can develop has been closed down by these sutures. This is a technique utilized by many surgeons.