Sharp Way to Remove Tight Sutures

When removing sutures that are tight or for any reason difficult to get scissors under, I use a No. 11–blade scalpel, with the blunt side down and the sharp side up beneath the suture to be cut.

-- Betty Jean McFadden, MD
Greer, SC

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