What type of suture is typically used on facial procedures?
a. Chromic surgical gut
b. PDS
c. Surgical stainless steel
d. Plain surgical gut
ANS: D
Fast-absorbing plain surgical gut is specially treated to speed absorption and tensile strength loss. It may be used for epidermal suturing where sutures are needed for no more than a week. These sutures are used only externally on skin, not internally, particularly for facial cosmetic surgery.
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