surgical sutures
Medical wound thread
Surgical sutures are threads or fibers used to close wounds and incisions by stitching tissue together.
The term covers both the material itself and the stitches made with it: The surgeon placed twelve sutures along the incision.
Sutures may be absorbable, dissolving as tissue heals, or non-absorbable, requiring later removal.
She had her sutures out after ten days.
- catgutDried intestinal cord
- absorbableCan be taken in
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- skinBody's outer layer
- deep tissueMassage penetrating muscle layers
silk · knot · running stitch · figure eight · wound closure · forceps · polypropylene · staplers · bite · scissors · monofilament · hemostats · dissolvable · chromic · biodegradable · wound · wound care · interrupted
- J&J ProductsTylenol, Band-Aid, Neutrogena, Listerine, Aveeno
- collagencollagen, type I collagen, triple helix, collagen production, collagenase
- gut productscatgut, gut strings, sausage casings
surgical suturessurgical staples
Metal fasteners closing incisions
steri-strips · medical tape · butterfly closures · skin glue · bandages
surgical suturesscalpel
Precise surgical knife
surgical knife · surgical incision · surgical scissors · lancet · incision