Location | Suture material* | Size | Anesthetic¶ | Removal |
Scalp | ||||
Galea | Absorbable | 3.0 or 4.0 | Local | None |
Skin | Staple, nonabsorbableΔ, hair apposition | Stainless steel (staples), 3.0 or 4.0 (sutures) | Local | 7-14 days, none for hair apposition |
Forehead | ||||
Frontalis | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local | None |
Skin | NonabsorbableΔ | 5.0 or 6.0 (adults), 6.0 (children) | Local/supraorbital | 5 days |
Cheek/face | ||||
Muscle | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local/infraorbital | None |
Subcutaneous | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local/infraorbital | None |
Skin | NonabsorbableΔ | 5.0 or 6.0 (adults), 6.0 (children) | Local/infraorbital | 5 days |
Eyelids | ||||
Skin | Absorbable | 6.0 | Supra/infraorbital | 3-5 days |
Nose | ||||
Mucosa | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local/intranasal pack | None |
Cartilage | Absorbable | 5.0 | Local/intranasal pack | None |
Skin | Absorbable | 6.0 | Local/intranasal pack | 3-5 days |
Lip | ||||
Muscle | Absorbable | 4.0 or 5.0 | Infraorbital/mental | None |
Mucosal skin | Absorbable | 5.0 or 6.0 (adults), 6.0 (children) | Infraorbital/mental | None |
Vermillion border | NonabsorbableΔ | 6.0 | Infraorbital/mental | 5 days |
Intraoral mucosa | ||||
Absorbable | 4.0 or 5.0 | Local | None | |
Tongue | ||||
Absorbable | 3.0 or 4.0 | Local | None | |
Chin | ||||
Muscle | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local/mental | None |
Subcutaneous | Absorbable | 4.0 | Local/mental | None |
Skin | NonabsorbableΔ | 5.0 or 6.0 | Local/mental | 5 days |
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