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suture

Any thread or wire used in surgery to stitch together the edges of a wound or incision; also, the stitch itself.



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Using the tongue-in-groove technique to improve nasal-tip stability, (3) the surgeon secures the entire CSEG between the medial crura by placing two 5-0 PDS sutures and three 4-0 chromic sutures through-and-through the nasal vestibular skin (figure 6).
Correction of caudal septal deviation: use of a caudal septal ... by Tollefson, Travis T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A two-layer muscle/mucosa closure reduces the likelihood of gingival recession, with a few interrupted stitches in the muscle tissue and the mucosa closed with a running chromic suture.
Chin profile Sliding genioplasty procedure offers advantages over ... by Mary Joan Lewanski, MD / Cosmetic Surgery Times
After graft placement, the incisions are closed with two interrupted 5-0 chromic sutures.
Endonasal placement of spreader grafts in rhinoplasty by Williams, Edwin F., III / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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