A study presented by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) says that sutures are the better method for closing the cesarean wound. Women who had undergone a cesarean section were studied to see which method, staple or suture, was better for closing the c-section wound. 219 of the patients had sutures, while 197 had staples. Those that had staples had an increased chance of would separation. Staples had a shorter operating time of about 8 minutes.
Based on my own experience, I would use the sutures over the staples. I have had both the staples and the sutures and in each case I did had some wound separation. For my last c-section, staples were used. The removal of the staples was extremely painful.
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