Follow up to SCC case. Suture removed with one snip and pull | Figure 1

kurthelgerson

Family Medicine

Follow up to SCC case. Suture removed with one snip and pulled the other way, and patient did well. (I like a running subcuticular suture for short incisions as they leave only two suture marks, one at the start and one at the end. I’ve even used them for longer incisions, but after 2.5 cm or so I tie off and start over, leaving two of these loose loops in the air. The stiffness of the suture holds the skin together.)

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