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Find out why cost in terms of time, effort, and re-usability should all be considered before using a home made suture pad for mastering suture skills.

When looking to Invest in equipment that will help improve your medical skills, you want something that is both effective and economical. In this blog post, we will answer common questions regarding suture kits that assure that you are getting the most bang for your buck.

Learn more about why SurgiReal Products excel over any other suture practice materials, including a brief history and descriptions of product quality.

We frequently receive questions like “Which suture kit or pad would be best for me? There are so many to choose from online and on the SurgiReal we...

  Suturing is a skill that can be acquired with practice. Like any other skill, suturing must be practiced under the most realistic conditions in ...

Knot tying is an important skill for any surgical or procedure-oriented rotation. We will briefly review some of the basics of knot tying in this article. 

There are many types of suture patterns to close incisions and wounds. The medical practitioner should understand the basic fundamentals of suturing techniques in order to perform the best closure for healing.

A cyst is a sac or cavity that can form inside your body or on the surface of your skin that is filled with fluid, and may feel like a hard lump. Similarly, an abscess is a localized collection of pus that occurs within the dermis and subcutaneous space of the skin. Currently, there are just not a lot of options on the market for I&D practice materials, thus forcing students to make up models on their own.

SurgiReal products grew out of the emphasis for simulation-based training in medical education. Essentially, suturing is a basic skill expected of many professionals in the medical field, and due to the high cost of anatomy laboratories and real specimens, various types of models have been used to simulate human tissue

Some programs will suggest particular brands while others will work with medical device companies to assemble a kit for students to purchase. These tools will create the foundation of your medical bag. You will be able to use them while practicing new skills in labs and once you are working with patients in a live setting. 

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve learned that virtual suture training really does work. Last fall, we shared resources and thoughts on...

SurgiReal specializes in highly realistic, layered suture pads. For example, our 6-layer pad mimics the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous, first fas...