Surgical Staples? Info please...?!
Question: Surgical Staples.? Info please....?
When you get surgical staples, do they fold under like regular staples.? Please answer ASAP!!! Need to know soon because i have a relative who is concerned about her staples in her upcoming knee surgery...THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!Health Question & Answer
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I had staples in my ankle surgery on both sides.
They DO bend in slightly in order to stay in and keep the wound closed so that the tissue can knit together. But not like regular staples.
For joint surgery, staples are better than regular sutures because they remain more comfortable as the sutured tissue swells after surgery. Regular tied sutures can cut into swelling skin which increases scarring and is horribly uncomfortable.
The staple puller crimps the staple in the middle to spread the staple open slightly, straightening the prongs so it can come out.
The removal of the staples might be slightly uncomfortable. But it's nothing to be concerned about.Health Question & Answer
They DO bend in slightly in order to stay in and keep the wound closed so that the tissue can knit together. But not like regular staples.
For joint surgery, staples are better than regular sutures because they remain more comfortable as the sutured tissue swells after surgery. Regular tied sutures can cut into swelling skin which increases scarring and is horribly uncomfortable.
The staple puller crimps the staple in the middle to spread the staple open slightly, straightening the prongs so it can come out.
The removal of the staples might be slightly uncomfortable. But it's nothing to be concerned about.Health Question & Answer
I was raised by a OR and ER nurse, married to a doctor, dated and had paramedics as friends, I am a MT who has worked in medical settingsHealth Question & Answer
i had staples after a surgery and they did not fold over like normal staples do. they just go in straight. and then when you go to the doctor and have them removed they just pull them out. it does not even hurt.Health Question & Answer