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1st Jul 2006, 18:08

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Mac the Knife

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And then again it could be

8 big horse sutures in a 5" hack slammed in by a country GP
OR
8 tiny six-ought sutures put into a 2cm excision by a plastic surgeon.

Why do people always gauge wounds by the number of stitches???