1. Remove the dressing from the incision and disinfect the skin around the incision with alcohol. First, use alcohol to disinfect the wound, scissors and scissors.
2. Lift the thread end with tweezers, pull the line segment buried in the skin out of the eye of the needle, cut it with scissors, and pull the suture to the thread cutting side with tweezers.
3. Disinfect the skin with alcohol again, then cover it with gauze and fix it with adhesive tape.
Extended data:
Surgical suture removal time
Many factors (such as tension, position, blood circulation and the direction of the wound, etc. ) will affect the timing of stitches. Removing stitches too soon will form a so-called railway scar.
Eyes for 3-4 days
Face 4-5 days
Neck 4-5 days
Scalp for 7 days
Trunk 6- 14 days
Hand and foot 10-2 1 day
Joint 14 days
When removing stitches, normal saline or double gas water can be used to remove the blood clot from the wound so as to see the stitches clearly.
After the stitches are removed, the wound will immediately face the problem of increased tension, which may lead to the wound splitting or scar widening.
At this time, you can stick a breathable flesh-colored tape and change it every two or three days. Because it takes about 6 months for the scar to mature and its strength to be stable, in order to reduce the scar width, it is recommended to tape it for 6 months.
The first step in wound treatment is to consider wound healing, and the second step is to consider achieving the best appearance.
Stitch should be delayed in the following cases:
1, severe anemia, emaciation, mild cachexia.
2, serious water loss or water electrolyte disorder has not been corrected.
3. Elderly patients and infants.
4, cough is out of control, chest and abdomen incision should be delayed sewing needle.
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