How Do You Remove Stitches & Staples?
Ideally, stitches and staples should only be removed by a doctor, nurse or other trained professional, especially for a surgical wound. Nevertheless, if you cannot get to the doctor’s office, you have waited the appropriate length of time AND the wound does not appear to be infected, you can carefully remove stitches and staples yourself. How to Remove Stitches Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4898193/160171_Full.jpg’); }); Disinfect your tools. Wipe your tweezers and scissors for at least 30 seconds with alcohol swabs or cotton saturated with isopropyl alcohol. Let them air dry on a clean towel. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4898193/160187_Full.jpg’); }); Cleanse the skin. Moderately saturate a sterile 4-by-4-inch gauze pad with an antiseptic wound cleanser an