Watch this brief video to learn the difference between a percutaneous closure (piercing through and puncturing the skin) and a subcuticular closure (completely underneath the skin)!
Absorbable Staples Underneath the Skin
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Metal Staples Piercing the Outside of the Skin |
Hip Replacement Surgery |
Absorbable Staples Underneath the Skin ("Subcuticular")
At Surgery
Cosmetic Result at 15 Months
(same patient)