13S Suture Scissors, 12cm

13S Suture Scissors, 12cm is built for one specific job: removing sutures cleanly at the post-operative visit without risking the tissue underneath.

The hooked or notched tip on one blade is what makes that possible. Rather than pressing a straight scissor blade flat against the mucosa to get underneath a suture (which is how accidental nicks happen), the tip slides under the suture material and lifts it slightly away from the tissue before the blades close and cut. This small design detail is the whole reason a dedicated suture scissor exists instead of reaching for a general scissor already on the tray.

At 12cm, this pattern is sized for precise, close-in work rather than the longer reach of a general surgical scissor used for tissue dissection. The Super Cut variant adds a micro-serrated cutting edge on one blade, which grips the suture material and shears through it cleanly instead of letting it slide or bunch ahead of the blades, useful on finer or slicker suture materials. Every practice doing periodontal or oral surgery needs a dedicated suture scissor on hand for post-operative visits, separate from the tissue-cutting scissors used during the procedure itself, since reaching for the wrong instrument at a follow-up appointment is exactly how an otherwise routine suture removal turns into an avoidable tissue injury. Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, fully autoclavable.

Product Features

• Hooked/notched tip lifts the suture clear of tissue before cutting
• 12cm overall length for precise, controlled work in a tight intraoral field
• Super Cut micro-serrated edge grips suture material for a cleaner shear
• Purpose-built for post-operative suture removal, separate from procedural tissue scissors
• Reduces the risk of nicking tissue compared to using a straight-tipped scissor
• Surgical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, fully autoclavable