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Treatment guidelines

Suture removal

Key points

  • Anesthesia is generally not necessary for suture removal
  • Abandoning a suture submucosally can lead to foreign body reactions, infection and eventually implant loss.
  • Suture removal should be taken seriously and as a critical treatment procedure

Clinical topics

Aftercare / follow up

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