Training & Tutorials
You will learn:
How to remove sutures (the correct technique)
How to correctly line up wound margins
How to evert a wound’s edges when suturing and why that’s important
How to correct the “dog’s ear” suturing defect
How to avoid ugly scars
The best way to professionally care for wounds
The correct techniques for holding your suturing instruments
How to treat wounds aseptically to minimize the chance of infection
The complications of suturing and how to prevent them
Real world suturing case studies
How to tie various surgical knots:
1. a square knot
2. a granny’s knot
3. a surgeon’s knot
How to tie surgical knots using:
Hand tying methods
1-handed instrument methods
2-handed instrument methods
How to place:
1. subcutaneous sutures
2. interrupted sutures
3. interrupted sutures with buried knots
4. continuous sutures
5. continuous interrupted sutures
6. horizontal mattress sutures
7. vertical mattress sutures
8. “far-and-near” sutures
9. continuous subcuticular sutures
10. purse string sutures
