Skin is our protective barrier from the outside world, and it is highly susceptible to damage. To prevent infection, restore ...

CHICAGO (April 20, 2009) – New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that, among surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques, closing ...

"Sutures? That's practically medieval!" It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have ...

While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a ...

Nurses responsible for physician assistant (PA) duties will now be permitted to perform procedures previously considered exclusive to doctors, such as bone marrow collection, skin suturing or ...

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...