I agree but only in principle since I’m not a plastic surgeon. In the past there was controversy about suturing vs not suturing a fresh dog bite. Like a lot of acute events timing enters the decision making as well as bite location, the patients risk of a serious infection (diabetic, etc). Below is a pretty decent study discussing the pr…
I agree but only in principle since I’m not a plastic surgeon. In the past there was controversy about suturing vs not suturing a fresh dog bite. Like a lot of acute events timing enters the decision making as well as bite location, the patients risk of a serious infection (diabetic, etc). Below is a pretty decent study discussing the pros and cons as well as outcomes for each approach. Sometimes it’s a judgement call esp if its a child, bite on the face, size and depth of the explored wound and such. Any minor closure could be billed as reconstruction by some practitioners I suppose.
I agree but only in principle since I’m not a plastic surgeon. In the past there was controversy about suturing vs not suturing a fresh dog bite. Like a lot of acute events timing enters the decision making as well as bite location, the patients risk of a serious infection (diabetic, etc). Below is a pretty decent study discussing the pros and cons as well as outcomes for each approach. Sometimes it’s a judgement call esp if its a child, bite on the face, size and depth of the explored wound and such. Any minor closure could be billed as reconstruction by some practitioners I suppose.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23916901/