danzn16
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I disagree. I think he would go to the most convenient place to have sutures removed. Some folks cut them out themselves. Snip snip.
Correct, if it was just a simple suture to a simple wound. My thought process is if it's related to his surgery to his finger, then no I don't think he would be able to go to any location for suture removal. Usually when you have surgery on your finger it's because of a cut tendon, which if not repaired you lose flexion in that finger for the rest of your life which he would need repaired in his occupation as a mechanic. Surgery doesn't just make it better. You have to be splinted for a certain period of time. Attempting to move your finger too early causes the healing structure to basically be ripped apart too soon inside of your finger and negates the surgery. He would need to have someone remove the sutures for him while keeping his finger in the correct position as not to add stress on the healing tendons inside of his finger. No average joe can just do that, especially if it's your dominant hand that has the injury. And then all the rest that I added in my previous post about why that operating surgeon is going to want to see him back. I'm almost positive if a surgery patient came in to a different hospital asking for sutures to be removed from a surgical incision like this that they absolutely would not do it because the operating surgeon decides when to take out the stitches and needs to check up on him, etc.
Now he could have just went to get his other sutures out from the other places he was stabbed excluding his finger injuries. Another poster mentioned that they didn't think he'd go to the hospital to remove stitches, you've got to remember where his injuries were located. It's pretty hard to remove stitches on your back, etc!! Especially with only one hand without a splint on it!