Suturing
Today I got to suture my first patient. It was during my plastic surgery rotation. It was on his face. Did I mention it was the first time I ever sutured a person? My resident then left me to go to morning rounds, while I was by myself suturing the lacerations.
Please refrain from drinking and driving if you do not want a random newb med student suturing your face. This includes motorcycles and ATV’s. It’s kinda cool for us, but it’s not cool for you.
My sutures looked okay, but I’m going to check them tomorrow to see if they got infected. They were all covered by the C-collar today, so I couldn’t tell how the wounds looked. I’m so worried if they got infected. A part of me is tempted to suture one stitch on my arm to see how it would heal, or at least poke the needle through to the dermal layer.
