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Reader Question: Suture Granuloma? My Suture’s Spitting Out! by Dr. John D. Medical DoctorHealth Maven and I am freaking out! When do these hellish dissolvable stitches dissolve? What in God’s name is a Suture Granuloma? Long term dissolvable sutures used underneath skin closures (you probably have Monocryl, Maxon...
Paucis Verbis card: Sutures by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Suturing is a common procedure performed in the ED, but we too often forget about the nuances of different suture materials. We get set in our practice patterns. This changed...
Re: Suturing the Alien by Myrna M. Doctor of Veterinary MedicineHealth Maven It was pointed out by my friend Dave the surgeon that I neglected to mention suturing the alien... about other humans in the household trying to rip the leg off his patient and consuming the sutures in the process...
Kinect And daVinci Surgical Robot Do Simulated Surgery Suturing Together (Video) by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Back in January the University of Washington was working on this hack and now we have a video from Johns Hopkins where they have simulated a surgical procedure using gestures.  As the article states this is in the early st
Dermabond or Sutures? by Dr. John D. Medical DoctorHealth Maven came out it was promoted as an alternative to sutures. Patients may ask about it to avoid discomfort and other times... its use instead of sutures very often unless good surgical talent is not available. I do occasionally...
J&J Secretely Recalls Non-Sterile Sutures in Europe by Ulysee W. Patient Expert Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson quietly recalled a half-million sutures in Europe... on its website earlier today. The sutures were manufactured by J&J's Ethicon division and sold under the brand...
Oy vey! Laser suturing techniques from Israel by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor -soluble protein. Below is a picture of two laparoscopic surgery access sites with the top closed with sutures... and whistles. This way of closing a wound is many, many more times expensive then sutures, glue, or staples...
Laser Show in the Surgical Suite -Photomedicine and Nano Suturing by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven .   The three-to-five-centimeter excisions were  closed with sutures on one side and photo­chemical tissue... scarring and perhaps speed healing.  Perhaps sutures as we know them today could become a thing of the past...
The Apprentice Doctor ''How to Stitch Up Wounds'' Suturing Kit … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry Students in other medical careers e.g. dentistry , nursing, paramedics etc. More here: The Apprentice Doctor ' ' How to Stitch Up Wounds' ' Suturing Kit …

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Treatment ... e solution, before closing it. This may be done using stitches (sutures), tissue adhesive, or skin closure strips. These are des ... » Read on
Introduction ... ffecting the skull. When babies are born, they have gaps called sutures between the plates of bone that make up the skull. These ... » Read on
Diagnosis ... ll be apparent on sight, and the existence of ridges over fused sutures, or misalignment of the ears, will also provide evidence ... » Read on

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What kind of pain can I expect post TVT?
And how long does it take for the sutures to dissolve? MKcrap

aids and hep. transmission
hi.i"m a doctor.before 2 weekks i was stocked with a surgical suture needle that was lying in the room for at least 4 days (not a needle for injection,there is no hole in the needle).i didnt see any fresh blood on it.what is the risk for hiv transmission and what for hep B and C? i was vaccinated...crap

Monday
Well by tonight I get to take a shower and wash my hair. YEAAAAA. I also get to start warm compresses on my sutures. I dont know how that will feel as I am keeping ice on them pritty much all the time.... Then I get to clean my sutures with half water half peroxide and then add a steroid cream to it. Betamethasone...crap

Need help with interpretation of results?
I have recently been exposed by to a patients blood while hand tying sutures that were in the Achilles tendon. The suture caused a friction tear in my skin and the first glove. THe second glove did not have any tears as I tested it by running saline into the glove. But later I realized the same happened...crap

Needle sticks and transmission
I am a surgeon. I was recently stuck with a suture needle. This happened one week ago... of HIV transmission as a result ofa stick with a solid-bore needle such as a suture needle. The cases...-bore needles. It's easy to see why. What little blood there is on a suture needle gets wiped off as it goes...crap

suture needle
I'm a surgeon resident and i have an accident with a suture needle 3/0 in my finger with 2 gloves... infection with suture needle stick? I started PEP anyway! What do you think? Thank you. Robert J. Frascino, M.D. suture needle Hi,I'm not aware of any cases of occupationally acquired HIV resulting...crap

Needle scratch. Please answer Dr. Bob
While suturing a wound on a pt the needle went through my glove and scratched my thumb. I did not... for several reasons:1.Suture needles are solid and less likely to transmit bloodborne pathogens than hollow-bore needles/syringes.2.Your scratch was very slight. It did not bleed, even with pressure. The suture needle...crap

solid needdlestick
Hi DocI got pricked with a suture needle six weeks ago while performing a C/S on a HIV positive woman,I commenced PEP about 50min after and did the 6wks test which came negative.I've been reassured...,The HIV-acquisition risk from an occupational needle-stick exposure with a solid suture needle...crap

4 weeks ago I had Mohs procedure on my hand to remove a squamous cell cancer lesion
A flap had to be done-returned for my suture removal after 10 days everything was fine.  Now In the same spot along incision I have a red/dry/dark/flaky/tender area.  obviously I will have this checked out.  My questions how often would this occur (didn't get it all) and should I go back to the same MD and will...crap

Suture needle stick
Hello Dr. Frascino!About 3 weeks ago while suturing an HIV+ patient`s profusely bleeding neck wound I sustained a needle stick injury. It was a solid, cutting suture needle that caught my left index... from a suture needle injury?Should I get PCR, ELISA or both done at 6 weeks post exposure?I have done all sorts...crap