This is how I use the deep dermal suture in plastic surgery to get the perfect scar

The first time you pick up a needle holder, suturing can feel far more complicated than it looks. The instruments feel awkward, the needle angle matters, the knot needs to sit flat, and the wound edges need to meet without being crushed. The good news is that you do not need to know every closure technique on day one. A small set of reliable sutures will take you a long way. For most early clinical placements, minor injuries, theatre assisting, and skills lab practice, three

When I first decided I wanted to be a surgeon (5th year of medical school), I realised I could not suture, because I always thought I wanted to be a paediatrician! So I had to do something about it. I went to theatre as much as possible (on reflection it was not that much), I was allowed to watch, I never was allowed to do, but I did not know any different. This continued from medical school until a year as a trust grade SHO (Junior clinical fellow). On one blessed day, it wa

This is the suture tutorial i wish i had when i started

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