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"That thing that looks like pliers is the needle driver. It allows you to have good control of the curved needle without having too much wiggle. The string is called a suture. Commonly, suturing needles are curved to allow the natural turn of your wrist to go through the tissue more easily."
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Close up of hands of medic with suturing tool about to pierce the skin of the pig's foot
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Sara Burdash, M.D.
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02:17 PM
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Dr. Burdash Explains Suturing Tools

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