Nylon Versus Chromic Gut Sutures for Minor Hand Surgery

In this group interrupted simple or horizontal mattress skin sutures are used for wound closure per surgeon preference. Standardized wound care instructions will be given to all patients. Those who received absorbable Chromic sutures are treated recording to the standard protocol and they are advised that they can start to gently rub the scab and suture line to encourage the sutures to fall off starting 10-14 days postoperatively.

In this group interrupted simple or horizontal mattress skin sutures are used for wound closure per surgeon preference. Standardized wound care instructions will be given to all patients. Those who received Nylon sutures are treated recording to the standard protocol and sutures are removed after the usual time (10-14 days) of the received procedure.