suture self 

a term for removing one’s own stitches / also applies to stitching one’s own wounds, a less common occurrence than the removal of one's own sutures that were sown in by a healthcare professional

With no universal healthcare, you get a lot of suture self procedures taking place.

suture self by ΔиłĦ☼иצ ߀₡ʞ February 6, 2013

Suture self 

What a doctor shruggingly remarks when someone requests a different-from-the-standard-practice procedure for stitching up a wound, and said physician cannot see what difference said alternative method would make, but wants to accommodate the patient whenever possible.

"Suture self," said the surgeon, when I asked him to use cotton sewing-thread instead of synthetic-fiber floss.

Suture self by QuacksO August 16, 2019