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Wound location, complexity, and repair technique
| Wound location | N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Simple | Complex | Sutured | |||
| Total | Absorbable | Non-absorbable | ||||
| Lip | 250 (77) | 161 (64) | 89 (36) | 144 (58) | 59 (41) | 85 (59) |
| Mucosa | 78 (24) | 58 (74) | 20 (26) | 36 (46) | 30 (83) | 6 (17) |
| Tongue | 32 (10) | 25 (78) | 7 (22) | 7 (22) | 7 (100) | 0 (0) |
