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Re: Ob: staples at C/SFrom: Kenneth A. Thomas, M.D. (kthomas719@hotmail.com)Sat Jul 29 20:34:07 2006
At Sat, 29 Jul 2006, RModugno@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 7/29/2006 11:11:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >garrys@mindspring.com writes: > >When I tell them that I prefer staples, and haven't sutured skin in >years (and thus am a bit out of practice), well, many seem taken aback. > >Get one of the surgical assistants(Omni or Prime Surgical, whatever) to show >you their subcuticular surgical technigue in a non-midwife patient. > >Robert Staples have only one advantage over subcuticular closure-speed. Otherwise, they are painful to remove (the patient feels each one), they leave gaps in the incision when removed, and they invariably produce uglier scars, including the "dotted lines" when left in situ for too long. Since the scar is the only visual indicator of teh quality of your surgery that the patient (and her friends and family) will ever see, it is clearly advangtageous for you to minimize the discomfort and maximize the appearance of her scar. It's well worth a few more minutes of your time and effort in the OR. KT
-- Kenneth A. Thomas, M.D. FACOG Stratford, CT
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