How do you remove the stitches?

Removal of stitches needs to be operated by medical personnel, it is not recommended to do it by yourself, usually with aseptic operation equipment, as follows: 1, disinfection: local skin disinfection, usually need to be disinfected 2-3 times, the disinfection can choose complex iodine or alcohol. 2, judge the wound healing situation: by the healing time of the incision to determine the time to remove the stitches, for example, head and face wounds 4-5 days to remove the stitches, the abdominal wounds may be a week or so, and the limbs may take 12-14 days to remove the stitches. around, the limbs of the may need 12-14 days of time. If you are old and have underlying diseases such as diabetes, it is possible that the local healing time will be prolonged, and the time for suture removal may be extended appropriately.3. Suture removal: when removing the suture, the short end of the suture is usually lifted up after disinfection, and then it is cut off with scissors or a sterile blade. Therefore, it is recommended to go to the emergency surgery or trauma surgery clinic of a public hospital to check the specific situation and have the doctor change the medicine and remove the stitches.