Why I suture on bananas! They are perfect!

If you're a medical student or a surgery resident you should be practicing suturing every day.

One of the easiest ways to practice at home is with bananas.

You don't need to make a mess sewing with pigs feet or raw chicken or hot dogs (yes, I've heard of that too) you just need some bananas.

Get the following...

Needle driver
Forceps
Suture (5-0 FAST absorbing gut is nice to practice with)
Scissors
A nice ripe banana

You can do interrupted, continuous, mattress sutures...practice them all!

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[d-ii-b]

Thanks bro i was looking for this, why dont the damn algorithms give us the good videos

[alphaphoenix]

I peel the banana then suture the peel back together.

[abdodabbit]

How similar exactly is the banana peel to actual human skin?
I haven't tried suturing skin wounds yet but i heard that it is not easy to penetrate and it needs a big amount of effort, is that ture? And if yes, how much power should i be putting in inserting the needle into the skin without ripping it off?

[gmr]

Is the skin thick enough to practice subcuticular?

[Kassiusday]

Gosh will need to present a consent form to my bananas beforehand from now on .., , ?

[paulak]

What is the best angle to pass the suture?🤔

[trudgingtheroadofhappydest]

🇨🇦 Ha ha my first vision was suturing holding a banana in each hand.