Suturing a wound positions and secures the surgical flaps to promote healing. Surgical sutures should hold the edges of a flap in apposition until the wound has healed sufficiently to withstand normal functional stresses and resist reopening.
Suturing a wound positions and secures the surgical flaps to promote healing. Surgical sutures should hold the edges of a flap in apposition until the wound has healed sufficiently to withstand normal functional stresses and resist reopening.