Removal of stitches from stitched wounds should be done by a professional doctor and usually requires sterilization before removal of stitches and bandaging.
Before removing the stitches, the patient should observe the postoperative healing, and if the healing is good, the stitches should be removed after consulting the doctor’s opinion. Before removing the stitches, the wound site should be sterilized, either with alcohol or iodophor twice.
After disinfection, hold the sterile tweezers and scissors, use the sterile tweezers to hold the stump of the suture thread, use the scissors to cut the suture thread, hold the thread and pull the suture thread directly out of the body. Once the sutures have been removed, the wound location should be sterilized again with iodophor or alcohol, and a sterile gauze bandage should be used.
Removal of stitches must follow the instructions of the doctor, after the removal of stitches, do not engage in strenuous exercise, and pay attention to the cleanliness of the wound site, avoid getting wet, so as to avoid infection, which is not conducive to the recovery of the wound.