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Kind of trivial topic, but...What do you do for these?
At my med school we used to just pinch and use glue.
During residency I've seen a few ways with monocryl...
1. Single buried suture
2. Single horizontal mattress
3. Untied Subcuticular suture with ends cut after glue
I tend to prefer the glue only option on fatter people with redundant skin and no tension, and if my attendings insist on suture I like the horizontal mattress.
My least favorite is the buried suture because I can never get the edges to get close enough.
At my med school we used to just pinch and use glue.
During residency I've seen a few ways with monocryl...
1. Single buried suture
2. Single horizontal mattress
3. Untied Subcuticular suture with ends cut after glue
I tend to prefer the glue only option on fatter people with redundant skin and no tension, and if my attendings insist on suture I like the horizontal mattress.
My least favorite is the buried suture because I can never get the edges to get close enough.