Absorbable suture is usually used in deep body cavity surgery. In order to prevent foreign bodies such as thread ends from staying in the chest or abdominal cavity, absorbable thread will be used according to the situation. Silk thread is used to suture skin, so it is of little significance to use absorbable thread in skin suture surgery. The absorbable thread will not be degraded and absorbed, and it still needs to be taken out after the wound heals.
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Absorbable suture is widely used in gynecology, obstetrics, surgery, plastic surgery, urology, pediatrics, stomatology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology and other operations and the suture of intradermal soft tissue.
According to the absorption degree of suture, it can be divided into catgut suture, polymer chemical synthetic suture and pure natural collagen suture.
Generally, it is analyzed according to the different types of absorbable lines and the differences of patients' own tissue repair ability. If the body's own tissue repair ability is strong, the absorbable fibrin suture is selected for incision suture at this time, and the absorption time of fibrin suture is shorter. Generally, the protein line can be completely absorbed in 3-4 weeks after operation, and the wound heals well without serious complications.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-absorbable suture