Suture Material and Needle Types | HOW TO SUTURE

Suture Material and Needle Types | HOW TO SUTURE

When and where do you use absorbable vs non-absorbable sutures? What is the difference between natural and synthetic suture material? Why would you choose to use a monofilament suture over a polyfilament suture? What’s the difference between an SH needle with a taper tip and a P-3 needle with a reverse cutting tip? You’ll find the answer to all of these questions and more in this video! MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO in order to become an expert on suture material and needle types.

This is a comprehensive course covering everything you need to know about suture materials and needle types. The second video in our HOW TO SUTURE series. WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO and you’ll know more than virtually all of your fellow medical student and resident colleagues guaranteed. If you haven’t already, go back and watch the rest of the videos in the HOW TO SUTURE series. You can find them in the HOW TO SUTURE playlist on my channel.

Vicryl, Monocryl, Chromic, Fast Gut, Plain Gut, Ethilon, Nylon, Prolene, Silk, PDS

If you enjoyed the video, please consider LIKING the video and leaving a COMMENT! SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss any of the action.

_______________

REFERENCES TO RELATED CONTENT

➡️ Surgical Knot Tying    • Most Common Knot Ties | HOW TO SUTURE  

➡️ Suture Basics (Coming Soon)

➡️ Suture Technique (Coming Soon)

_______________

CONTACT ME
📸 Instagram -   / jkaisimm  
🐦 Twitter -   / jkaisimm  
👍🏽 Facebook - https://fb.me/jkaisimmons

_______________

#howtosuture #learntosuture #learnsurgery

Time Codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Material Characteristics
2:22 - Absorption Profile
4:25 - Fiber Source
6:50 - Filament Type
7:53 - Suture Size
8:47 - Needle Handling
10:16 - Needle Tips
12:08 - Needle Shape


If you're reading this... Hit the LIKE button, then drop a COMMENT. It will help boost my stats for the YouTube algorithm. Everybody wins! 👍🏽