Are stitches and sutures the same thing?
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- Is there a difference between stitches and sutures?
- Why are there different kinds of stitches or sutures?
- Please help! What is the difference between sutures and stitches?
- Does "puckering" at the end of a stitched scar go away when the sutures are removed?
- Will I have staples after hip resurfacing? What will the sutures be after hip resurfacing? Staples or stitches? .
- One stitch on cheek, wound not fully sutures due to it being from a dog. The stitch was removed yesterday what are the chances of it reopening?
- My op rpt say 3 bioabsorbable suture anchors containing 6 fiberwire sutures were used to bring the rotator cuff up to the tuberiosity.1or2 row stitch?
- Do they use insoluble sutures for stitching remaining testicle during orchiopexy (lost one due to torsion) or will they just create a pouch?
- Had a pea-sized cyst removed from shoulder. 6 nylon sutures. Nurse left part of one stitch in during removal & said it'd "work out". Is this normal?
- 7 days ago all my top teeth pulled with sutures. Today the stitches started falling out. I saw a big hole with a white spot in it. Is it a dry socket?