As it is completely absorbed by hydrolysis, it does not need to be removed. Monocryl sutures are absorbable and usually are not removed. They begin dissolving in one to two weeks, and also lose ...

The cost difference between suturing and second-intention healing could be reduced dramatically by using absorbable sutures, having a physician's assistant place the sutures, and using reusable ...

Sutures by type are subdivided into absorbable sutures and nonabsorbable sutures. By material, the market is fragmented into monofilament and multifilament. By application, it is classified into ...