SIM SUTURE - 7. Running Subcuticular Suture

Advanced Suture techniques are explained in this lesson.

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[sameeahhanif]

nice but its better to use tooth forcep to hold needle in needle holder than your hand ,it might give you a prick..(be cautious if patient is HCV or HIV positive)

[hellapinoy123]

hmm... one thing I would comment on is that you should avoid gripping the needle by the tip, since it's so delicate and easy to blunt/snap off.

[ahmedsaleh1986]

you use dissolvible sutures so you dont have to remove them

[mahendraperumal]

Excellent technique !

Have used myself several times to close subtarsal incisions.

And guys removal is cool, just hold one end and pull it out it comes out as a single thread

[greenilizer]

what if i have a laceration and got my stotches off but it didnt really heal and my doctor just put a steri stripe

[bigkat08]

@OsakaUE The advantages are not having to schedule a post-op or follow up visit for suture removal, no scarring from suture holes and not having to worry about non-compliant patients. These sutures are absorbed by the body through controlled breakdown occurring at a predictable rate.

[lilvergo]

@Oxidized181 no need to take out the sutures b/c they absorb

[OsakaUE]

I don't see how this is more beneficial? Aside from not having sutures showing. But since it's continuous, it's more liable to break. Plus you can't see if it DOES break.

[gaypanties]

@Oxidized181 that's what I was thinking.

[Oxidized181]

ok,....so when the wound heals over, how the hell do you take out the stitches?