What is one necessary specification of all suture materials? ...

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What is one necessary specification of all suture materials?
 
  a. Must be sterile when placed in tissue
  b. As large a diameter as possible must be used to ensure proper hold
  c. Removal must occur within 7 to 10 days postoperatively
  d. Must be greatly reactive to skin and tissue to be effective

Question 2

What type of suture is typically used on facial procedures?
 
  a. Chromic surgical gut
  b. PDS
  c. Surgical stainless steel
  d. Plain surgical gut

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Suture material must be sterile when placed in tissue. Sterile techniques must be rigidly followed in handling suture material. Almost all postoperative wound infections are initiated along or adjacent to suture lines. Affinity for bacterial contamination varies with the physical characteristics of the material.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Fast-absorbing plain surgical gut is specially treated to speed absorption and tensile strength loss. It may be used for epidermal suturing where sutures are needed for no more than a week. These sutures are used only externally on skin, not internally, particularly for facial cosmetic surgery.