From: Donor-site closure using absorbable dermal staple for deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flaps: its efficacy and cosmetic outcomes
Group I (suture)
Group II (absorbable stapler)
p
Vascularity (0–3)
0.86 ± 0.72
0.57 ± 0.52
0.268
Pigmentation (0–2)
1.76 ± 0.35
1.33 ± 0.54
0.026
Height (0–3)
0.88 ± 1.83
0.60 ± 0.35
0.16
Total (0–8)
3.51 ± 1.30
2.50 ± 0.92
0.044