On Sat, 29 May 2004 04:09:34 +1000, "Alissa"
wrote:

"Nan" wrote
Staples are used just like sutures, to close the incision.
The difference being, the staples have to be removed once the incision
is healing up, and the dissolvable sutures (which are also used on the
fascia (deep inner layer), don't.

Nan

where I work the registrars and less experienced tend to use staples to
close up the skin because it is easier and probably quicker for them. The
specialists tend to do one long continuous stitch you can't see except for
at each end of the scar that is pulled out on day 5....I've not had staples
but I've removed plenty and they are very fiddly and harder to remove esp if
skin starts growing over the edges of them.
Alissa

I also think it can boil down to personal preference on the OB's part.
The OB/surgeon that was on call when I had dd#2 is associated with a
practice that uses staples as a matter of routine.
And they also hurt more if they become imbedded in the skin :-(

Nan