The simple interrupted stitch is a

suturing A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread ...

technique used to close wounds. It is the most commonly used technique in the closure of skin. It is known as an interrupted

stitch Stitch, Stitches or Stitched may refer to: Medical uses *Stitch, a surgical suture, a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery ** Cervical cerclage, also known as a cervical stitch *Husband stitch, a purported ...

because the individual stitches aren't connected; they are separate. Placing and tying each stitch individually is time-consuming, but this technique keeps the wound together even if one suture fails. It is simple, and relatively easy to place. A surgeon's knot or knots cross the wound perpendicularly. The knots should not be left over the wound, but placed to one side in order to avoid scarring and to make the removal of the stitches easier. Image:Simple interrupted suture.svg, Procedure

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