The amount of time it takes for dissolvable stitches to disintegrate on their own can depend on many factors, including the type of surgery, the material of the stitches, and the size. Dissolvable ...

Dissolvable stitches do not require removal but disappear over time. They are made of materials that the body gradually breaks down. People may also call them absorbable stitches. Dissolvable stitches ...

BARCELONA — Use of absorbable sutures limited the incidence of most surgical complications in Achilles tendon repair compared with nonabsorbable sutures. However, functional outcomes were not ...

DALLAS – July 31, 2007 – Cleaning absorbable sutures with hydrogen peroxide dramatically decreases their tensile strength, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. “Hydrogen ...

Sutures are medical tools used by doctors and surgeons to close a wound. Depending on your condition, a doctor will use the proper suture technique and material to stitch a wound or laceration shut.

Monocryl® is the trade name of a polymeric monofilament thread made of glycolic acid and caprolactone acid, used for approximation and suturing of body tissues that require a moderate support time, ...

Surgeons sew an estimated 300 million knots every year, almost all of them tied with plastics derived from oil. A new review released on 15 December in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts ...