Sometimes the dissolvable stitches takes longer to dissolve. If it is external and accessible, just cut it and remove it. Deep sutures can be left and will eventually dissolve. If it causes recurrent problems with infection, the wound can be explored and stitches removed.
Absorbable Sutures Polyglycolic Acid SuturesPolyglactin 910 SuturesCatgut SuturesPoliglecaprone SuturesPolydioxanone SuturesNon-absorbable Sutures Polypropylene SuturesPolyamide / Nylon SuturesPolyester SuturesSilk SuturesPolyvinylidene fluoride / PVDF SuturesStainless Steel Sutures
It can take 3 days to several weeks for dissolvable sutures to dissolve, depending on the type of suture material used. It is important to follow your healthcare provider's instructions for caring for the wound until the sutures dissolve completely.
About 48 hours after surgery, or earlier if internal dissolvable sutures have been used and the wound sealed with opsite spray
Sometimes the dissolvable stitches takes longer to dissolve. If it is external and accessible, just cut it and remove it. Deep sutures can be left and will eventually dissolve. If it causes recurrent problems with infection, the wound can be explored and stitches removed.
Any more information? is it to do with taking the suture out or putting on in? or is it to do with what type or what size? best suture to put in (depending on the reason for it) is probably a 2/0 or 3/0 nylon.
The cranial sutures are fibrous joints, also known as synarthroses.
msds sheet for sutures
For a thyroidectomy, typically absorbable sutures, such as Vicryl or PDS, are used for closure of the incision. These sutures dissolve over time and do not need to be removed. Occasionally, skin staples may also be used for closure.
There are absorbable sutures, such as the surgical gut and fascia lata. Then there are non-absorbable sutures, such as silk, cotton, wire, dacron, linen, silver wire clips, silkworm gut, mesh, and tantalum. For more information on these sutures visit: http://www.content4reprint.com/health/medical-information-different-types-of-sutures.htm
Sutures
Sutures are only found in the skull. Sutures are classified as a Fibrous joint - and permit no movement. Sutures are connected by fibro cartilage. Fibrous cartilage is made up of dense irregular connective tissue.