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[3 min watch] Top 3 suturing tips
Posted on by Abbie Shortt
In this short video, Skin Cancer Doctor Hamilton Ayres shares his top three suturing tips, ideal for doctors who manage skin cancer surgery patients in primary care.
Dr Ayres’ top tips include:
- Controlling the strength and tension of your knot. If you can tie a suture that is both loose and strong, that is the ideal interrupted suture.
- Learning how to do buried absorbable sutures. Dr Ayres explains how to perform the perfect technique.
- Learn to do a slide-and-knot procedure to hold the wound together without nursing assistance.
Learn about all this and much more in this short video.
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Is this surgeon talking about hand ties or instrument ties.