Minor Plastic Surgery | Approach
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Normally lacerations should not be closed sterilely. It is a waste of sterile supplies, which cost anywhere from 3 to 16 times their non-sterile counterparts. Also, the wound is considered dirty to begin with – a sterile approach doesn’t decrease the infection rate. Linblad, among many other studies, has demonstrated that “using non-sterile gloves does…