#Sutures

[catboymoments]

Hey so do you ever think about the Kamukura project a bit too hard and then get really sad about Hajime Hinata and his loss of identity or is that just me

[queerslovehorror]

To be transgender is to be both creator and created; to strive for the power to surpass your biologically assigned limitations, to claim that which society deems impossible, while simultaneously being treated like a monstrous patchwork of parts, maligned by an unfounded essentialism and chased out by those who might, under other circumstances, have been your family. That which genders the Creature as visually Other is the scarring across his forehead and ‘prosthetics’ in the form of bolts through his neck; visual suturing. Halberstam’s Skin Shows extensively discusses the concept of suture. In film, suturing is intended to be invisible, the cuts between shots intended to mimic reality. Foregrounding this suturing can act as a visual representation of incompleteness or monstrosity – it attempts to make complete that which is not and in doing so acts as a marker drawing attention to this incompleteness. Suture also marks a space of liminality, of a boundary which has been crossed and thus threatens to cross that boundary again. It is interesting, here, to consider the way in which prosthesis use and visible suturing has, particularly recently, become a signifier of many transgender people’s (primarily but not exclusively transgender men’s) own ‘completeness’; instead of marking something absent or ‘incorrect’, suture and scarring are reclaimed as a mark of pride in the self-construction of a transgender body, and in the embracing of such a liminal position.

Transsexual Transylvania – An Exploration of Male-Bodied Births in Horror ( Aidan James)

[aceofwhump]

Echo 1x01

[jadesaturn]

Sutures [Chapter 2: Pulse]

After years of grueling battles, academic rivals Max and Charles part ways upon graduating from medical school until they meet again as surgical interns at the same hospital. Their age-old feud continues, as expected. ***** Grey’s Anatomy Enemies to Lovers but make it Formula 1.

Chapter 2 is out!!! So excited to share this one, it features one of my favorite flashback scenes. Enjoyyy <333

[whumpster-dumpster]

Hello hello hello! Question, if you end up popping a stitch, does that mean the entire stitch line has to be re-stitched, or is it just the stitch that popped, or something else? It would be much appreciated, thanks 👋

I'm sorry to say I haven't found much of an answer to this question, all I've found is advisement to keep it clean and let the doctor know. Can anyone who has experience with this chime in on how it was handled?

[samsheughan]

Sutures

Chapter 9: Rumors, Part 2

Beta: @islayandlochs ❤️

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Jamie invited the woman to sit down and join them for a dram. God knows she needs it more than we do, he thought. While she refused the drink, she did settle herself in a chair directly across from Claire and to Jamie’s left. 

“I am so sorry for your loss, Mrs...” Claire began, and then sighed in exacerbation, “forgive me, I never asked your name. My apologies.”

“Dinna fash yerself, Mistress,” the woman managed a small smile, “meself were the last thing on my mind, all things considered. It’s Alice. Alice MacGregor. And it’s just “miss” as I’m no’ wed. Yer servant, mistress. Sir.” Alice bowed her head towards himself and Claire. Jamie returned the gesture. 

“Again, I am so sorry for your loss.” Claire took a deep breath and continued, “I’d like to ask you some questions about Obediah before his, well…untimely passing. It’ll give me a better understanding of how he died and maybe help prevent other such deaths from happening.”

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[weirdstrangeandawful]

‘Stop picking at your stitches!’

‘Can I nibble?’

‘Can you- what?! No!!!’

[macgyvermedical]

I have a question relating to that anon's.

Wouldn't the best practice for out of hospital wound closure would be tape/butterfly sutures even if needle/silk sutures were in your scope of practice. Because no antibiotics, might need to irrigate the wound again, stabbing the person over and over with a needle in less than sterile conditions is welcoming more infections, you're more likely to have butterfly sutures or something to improvise them (like duct tape) than to have a suture kit.

I took wilderness first aid freshman year of college, but admittedly it's been a while (8 years) and a 3-day course was not much expertise to begin with, so I'm genuinely not sure.

Is that right or am i missing some obvious advantage to needle-type sutures?

You're right!

The only advantage to sutures is the fact that sutured wounds are going to look better once they heal. But as you point out there are a LOT of disadvantages, especially when there aren't antibiotics available.

There really aren't out-of-hospital reasons for sutures anyway. Small wounds can be butterflied or glued (with intermittent spots open to allow drainage). Large wounds can be packed. This is usually sufficient to allow a wound to heal, even if it might take a little longer. Even in the hospital we may not close dirty wounds because of the infection risk. These wounds usually get packed.

The only exceptions to this would be if a repair has to be done- say a torn eyelid, ear, lip, or cheek. And those are more surgical than just sutures.

[whisperingexecutioner]

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[biracy-draws]

Day 9: Stitched (prompt list by @cibguts)

[kuebikome]

Day 3 with my ear stitches

[whumpshaped]

inexperienced caretaker/medic that pulls the stitches too tight and whumpee's wound ends up infected and swollen and worse than it has been before

[intestinus]

[emodialisse]

🩹 maybe superior spidey and ps4 spidey patching each other up after some multiverse shenanigans?

Hi! Thank you for sending this request, dear. ♥️

[whumpsmith-participates]

Medwhump May 2024

Day 20 - Surgery recovery / Stitches

TW: blood, sutures, minor whumpee (17), tobacco

@medwhumpmay

Erick could always count on Fetch if he'd gotten injured, whether that was by Fetch's own hand or through something completely unrelated, Fetch would always patch him back up. He would complain about the effort and materials he needed the entire time, but he would still do it no matter what. Even if it was for something as stupid as a clumsy moment.

"How'd you even manage to get a cut that deep? All I asked was for you to refill the wiper fluid," Fetch said, looking at Erick's arm as he held it underneath the tap in the kitchen sink.

He had a pretty deep gash running from about halfway down his lower arm up to the side of his elbow, bleeding profusely, which was obviously why he came to Fetch for help in the first place.

"My hand slipped and I just scraped past something sharp I guess," Erick said, grimacing a bit as the water stung inside the cut.

Fetch sighed, ignoring the teen's wince as he prodded on either side of the cut a bit.

"Yeah, that's gonna need stitches," he decided.

He let go of the teen's arm again and dried his hands, only to light a cigarette first. Erick blinked as he looked between his arm and Fetch a moment.

"When do I get them?" he asked.

"Give me a moment," Fetch said.

"But I'm bleeding!"

"You'll live, calm down," Fetch said, "just stop wasting water and put some pressure on with a clean towel."

Erick sighed, turning the tap off and reaching for a towel from the cabinet, trying not to bleed all over the kitchen while Fetch calmly finished his cigarette before finally grabbing the first-aid kit. He was already grumbling about the cost of sutures before he'd even opened it and looked through to see if he had enough.

"I don't have anything to numb it."

"Oh man..." Erick said.

"Don't complain," Fetch warned, "sit down, put your arm on the table."

Erick nodded, sitting down as instructed while Fetch washed his hands and got his other supplies ready. Erick wasn't looking forward to getting stitches without any pain relieve, but he simply didn't have a choice.

"Alright, try to hold still," Fetch said, getting the needle ready.

He seemed in a good enough mood, and Erick was motivated to keep it that way. He put his free hand on his wrist to make sure he wouldn't try to pull his arm away, before bracing himself as the needle was inserted. Frankly the needle wasn't even that bad, but the thread that followed made his skin crawl.

Erick winced, trying to suppress the shiver that ran down his spine so it wouldn't jerk his arm as Fetch pushed the needle through again. Why did it have to be such a big cut? And did the stitches have to be so small? He bit his lip to keep himself from complaining, trying to ignore the pit in his stomach as the thread pulled through his skin again. You'd think you would get used to it after five or seven stitches, but Erick just couldn't.

"Do you need a break? You look as pale as a sheet."

Erick jumped a bit as Fetch suddenly spoke up, wagering a look at his arm. He was only halfway done.

"Oh my god, no, just get it over with," Erick said.

"Does it hurt?" Fetch asked.

"Well...yeah, but that's not even the worst," Erick said.

"Then what is?" Fetch asked.

"The thread," Erick said, "the feeling of it makes me want to cringe so bad."

"Hmm...good to know..."

"Okay, okay, you got your torture research in, can you please just get it over with now?" Erick said, pulling his free hand through his hair.

"Hey, watch your tone," Fetch just said, before continuing.

Erick could've sworn he was moving even slower than before, really drawing out the pull on each thread. He squirmed a bit in his chair, but managed to keep his arm still, until finally he heard the snap of the scissors, and he released a breath he didn't realise he'd been holding.

"Don't move yet, let me bandage it up a bit so it stays clean," Fetch said.

Erick just nodded, holding still while Fetch taped some gauze in place with a bandage, before tying it off with a small knot. After that he even got up and gave the teen a glass of water to help him recover a bit.

"There, that wasn't so bad now, was it?" he said.

"I think I prefer numbing," Erick said.

"Well next time get me some drugs before you decide to cut yourself," Fetch said, "now go clean up your mess when you finish drinking."

"Yes, sir..."

SOrry for the wait I got stuck on this one until I finally got over my compulsion to only work from the alt list in order too,,,

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[barcodepuppy]

TW: SH

First attempt at sutures! below read more are before and after photos of a laceration on my arm and then sloppy sutures. Do not try at home! infection/more damage is almost guaranteed without the proper tools!

this post is for educational purposes 🫡

Used a bent sewing needle, floss, pliers, hydrogen peroxide to clean the tools and neosporin afterward. Rinsing with warm water between each suture. there are 5 in total. I had planned to do more but without any numbing i started to get a headache from trying to focus, plus my hand started to shake too much to really be effective.

1st photo is a few days after the initial injury. 2nd is the first suture. 3rd is in progress. 4th is the final five sutures. 6th is the next day.

My hope was they'd make the scar thinner in the long run, im keeping an eye on it. I personally allow wounds to heal mostly on their own, allowing them to scab over and just keeping them clean with regular showers and neosporin/tattoo soothing gel. we'll see how well this one heals!