Figure 2From: A simple technique for the excision of cutaneous carcinoma: the round block purse-string sutureOperative photographs of our patient, a 65-year-old woman with a basal cell carcinoma of the left paranasal cheek (1.6 cm diameter). (A) Round surgical excision of the lesion. (B) Previously positioned suture is tied until complete closure is reached. (C) and (D) Photographs showing postoperative results 3 months after surgery.Back to article page