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re: Removing your own stitches
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:11 am to Tanny Bogus
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:11 am to Tanny Bogus
As long as the sutures have been in for long enough(arm should be 10-14 days). You can easily remove them from home, although most providers would like to eyeball it to make sure there is no signs of infection or wound dehiscence. That is a patient preference. Having said that, it’s going to be a little more difficult to take them out of your arm, particularly if it’s your dominant side. But it can be done. BCC or SCC?
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Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:19 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Just make sure you cut only one side of the stitch, so that when you pull on one of the free ends above the knot, the whole suture will be removed. If you accidentally cut both sides below the knot, some suture will remain under the skin.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:24 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I’ve always cut out my own stitches, usually after a couple weeks they have stretched a little and it’s not even hard to get scissors under them
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:44 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Hell I put my own stitches in
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:48 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
yes,pretty easy. Make sure wound site is clean after.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:50 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Tweezers and clean toenail clippers or small pointed scissors. Good to go
Posted on 10/14/22 at 7:55 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
it's better if you don't pull the knot through the hole.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:03 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Clean the area. Cut the suture and pull it out. Don’ leave any suture or it can get infected.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:05 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
It’s not hard.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:09 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
We’ve always cut ours and pulled out.
In the case of a possible cancer or biopsy I always like to go to Dr and make sure all is good.
In the case of a possible cancer or biopsy I always like to go to Dr and make sure all is good.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:10 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I’d suggest watching a YouTube video first. As mentioned previously, it’s not difficult, but there’s an appropriate way to do it.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:16 am to stout
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tip makes it easier
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:17 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Done it several times, use nail clippers
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:22 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Cut only on one side of the knot and pull out from the other side
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:52 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I took six of them out myself last week. In my ankle. Simple with some nail clippers.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 8:55 am to loopback
I've don it many times, any portion of the wound that has not fully closed (the ends of the incision tend to pucker a little), a drop of CA glue will seal it right up (only burns for a few secs).
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:01 am to stout
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I had meat literally hanging out from one of mine. It looked like hamburger meat because I hit it with a big router bit
Freehand routing will always give me the willies. I even thought if I got one of the small trim routers it would help....nope! I just hate it.
Anything that can go on the table does. Sometimes I have to use a freehand, but I don't like it and try to avoid it, and I've never had an injury like yours. I've seen a few, and that's what causes the issue.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:01 am to Eye dentist
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If you accidentally cut both sides below the knot, some suture will remain under the skin.
Night of my senior prom I took stitches out of my chin
prior to picking up my date. A week or so later I got a zit where the stitches were. I squeezed that sucker and a big piece of stitches came out.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:20 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
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She says she's never heard of anyone doing this and thinks I'm insane.
It's done all the time. Like someone said before. Tweezers and nail clippers or something along those lines. I would be they're both cleaned properly before you do it, though. Antibacterial soap / isopropyl alcohol.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 9:26 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I've never went back to the Dr. to get stitches out.
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