Staples/stitches?

steph mentioned about having her staples out.

what I want to know is why do some have staples?  I have got dissolvable stitches, therefore I have to do nothing more with regard to having anything removed. Why donthey use staples.  Is there some advantage?  

Not important, just curious

hope you are all comfortable 

love. carol 😄 Xx

It is entirely up to the surgeon. Mine does staples on knee op & stitches on hip op.

Hi

I guess it's just the preference of the surgeon. I had glue, lovely neat scar!

Paula

Surgeons preference

I asked m Consultant what I had and he said permanent stitches to the bone. dissolvsble to the muscle and staples to the outside. He also went on to say it was the Consultants preference as to what he did ......

Yeah, same as others! I asked nurse why I didn't have waterproof dressing as some others on this forum had. I to had staples. She said each surgeon has their own preference and procedures. I don't really care now. 2.5 weeks on, staples out and had my shower on monday and I have a lovely neat scar which can't even be seen when I wear short shorts! So pleased with my surgeons work

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You would think there would be uniformity with this operation but there does not appear to be.  I had my op in a private hospital under the NHS.  Had dissolvable stitches, no stockings but a new blood thinning tablet which I took for a month.  It would be a good thing if consultants could have access to what we are writing about as it may improve the outcome  of this procedure.   

I'm actually curious about the staple thing myself.lol. I also got stitches the dissolve.

surgeons preference. Clips are much quicker to put in. I had both a dissolvable continuous suture and clips. 18 days on my scar is perfectly neat.

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Hi Carol

I had desolvable stitches by choice. I have seen wounds with staples and I didn't like the look of them so oppted for desolvable ones and I have a very neat looking flat scar that healed very quickly.

I had glue,and the Districe nurse came the day after my dressing came off to take out my Stitches out...There is a lack of communication within the NHS that is strange, perhaps she just wanted to see my smiley scar or my butt....eekredface  Old Man Ian ++

Hi Carol,

It is entirely the surgeons preference

Yes, all up to surgeon's preference, Carol. I had dissolvable - lovely neat scar! Hope you are well!

Feel I'm doing quite well thanks, you too xx

 

mine was staples,