MODEL RELEASED. Stitch removal. Nurse removes a suture from the lip of a 3 year old boy. She is using tweezers and a scalpel. Sutures are made of various materials such as catgut,linen,silk,synthetic thread and stainless steel wire. They are used to hold a wound together until it has healed. Skin sutures such as these are removed one to two weeks after insertion. The nurse is wearing rubber gloves to maintain a sterile environment | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Clarke, Mark |
Bildgröße: | 3641 px × 4745 px |
Modell-Rechte: | vorhanden |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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