General Types of sutures…………………………………………..

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General Types of sutures

 Sutures are used for close wounds to skin or other tissues. sutures a wound,
they'll use a needle attached to a length of "thread" to stitch the wounded shut
 suture material can be classified as either absorbable or non-absorbable.
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Absorbable sutures don’t require for remove them. This is because enzymes found in the
tissues of the body naturally digest them.
Non-absorbable sutures will need to be removed at a later date or in some cases left in
permanently
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 Technics of suturing
1- Continuous sutures. This technique involves a series of stitches that use a single
strand of suture material.

2- Interrupted sutures. This suture technique uses several strands of suture material to
close the wound .

3- Buried sutures .
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4- Purse-string sutures .

5- Subcutaneous sutures.