Our Medical Equipment Guide

If you're familiar enough with sutures to know what they are, but don't know the finer points of them, you may be interested to know there's a difference between conventional suture material and barbed sutures. That is not the only difference between sutures, of course, but it is what we’re going to concentrate on here.

Needle holders are also known as needle drivers. They are used to grip the suturing needle firmly to maximize control during surgical operations. The needle holders typically look like ring...

For skin closure, two of the most commonly used methods are interrupted horizontal and vertical mattress suture techniques. Less prominent scarring and wound edge eversion is promoted by mattress sutures....

To close most wound types, surgical suture materials are used. What is the purpose of an ideal suture? It keeps the wound closed, allowing healing tissue to recover sufficiently so the wound will remain closed after the sutures are absorbed or removed. Suturing needle body types, suture size, materials used, and more break sutures down into various categories.

To close your skin or other tissues, whether it is a wound or intentional incision, doctors use sutures. They will “stitch” a wound shut with a length of "thread" with a needle attached to the end when suturing. Veterinary clinics use sutures, dentists, surgeons, ER doctors, and more.

For surgery patients, a critical factor in a good recovery – possibly the most critical – is suturing. To minimize scarring, for infection prevention, and crucial for healing, wounds or incisions must be properly sutured. Why do doctors suture? It brings together soft tissues. Until they can heal (join) adequately, it keeps them in place. There are two main categories of sutures: Non Absorbable synthetic sutures and absorbable.