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A 17-year-old is brought by his mother to "get stitches out." He says he had these stitches put into his right ankle 7 days ago at an emergency room after he cut himself on his bicycle while riding without shoes. He denies any complaints and is up-to-date on his tetanus immunization. His vitals are normal. On examination of his left ankle, there is a healing wound on the lateral malleolus that is sutured in place with several interrupted and 2 large vertical mattress nylon sutures. It appears to be healing well, and there are no signs of infection. What is the NEXT STEP in management? Take out mattress sutures * Take out all sutures * Leave sutures in place and tell patient to return to ER that day for removal * Leave sutures in place and have patient return in 3-7 days for removal * Take out 1 suture today and 1 each subsequent day until all are removed.

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