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Suture cutting
The suture scissors has a bevel beside the cutting edge of each blade.       

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The strand to be cut is drawn across the bevel of the bottom blade so that the outside face of the lower blade is directly up against the knot.       

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The cut automatically results in a tail that is the same length each time and is short enough not to interfere with tying the adjacent suture. This and the other principles of microsurgery are the same as those used in macroscopic surgery. The microscopic scale gives greater appreciation for precision, the delicacy of tissue and economy of movement that benefit the surgeon at all levels.     

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