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Deep cuts from accidents or surgeries require stitches, typically followed by oral anti-inflammatory medications like ...

A polypropylene barbed suture material is now available to allow oculoplastic surgeons to perform minimally invasive brow lift procedures. The self-anchoring Contour Threads, distributed by Surgical ...

Advances in intraocular prosthetic devices in cataract surgery, such as capsular tension rings, capsular tension devices and capsule support hooks, have helped cataract surgery move to a higher level ...

Barbed sutures have emerged as a transformative tool in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, particularly in procedures such as myomectomy and hysterectomy. Their design, incorporating unidirectional or ...

Responding to an urgent need for better antibacterial coatings on surgical sutures, scientists are reporting the discovery of a new coating that is almost 1,000 times more effective than the most ...

March 30, 2012 (San Antonio, Texas) — Some strabismus surgeons operating for exotropia or esotropia leave their sutures long in order to be able make postoperative adjustments once their patients have ...

The operation may be a complete success, the surgeon may do a superb piece of needlework with sterile sutures, yet somehow the wound may still become infected just where the stitches were placed. Lord ...

Surgeons are known for the knots they tie. For Ramona Bates, that is doubly true: Not only is she a plastic surgeon, but she also has a passion for quilting. Lately she's been sharing her personal and ...

Responding to an urgent need for better antibacterial coatings on surgical sutures, scientists are reporting the discovery of a new coating that is almost 1,000 times more effective than the most ...