Thank you so very much, I have looked everywhere on how to remove Subcuticular sutures. I was going to do it at home, but I think it is best if I wait a couple of days until I see my doctor for the follow up, in case the suture were to break. You have helped me and I appreciate it.
You can use an absorbable suture in cases where the absorbable suture remains strong enough to keep the tissue together until the tissue had healed. I use absorbable sutures for most of my suturing, except suturing skin on the face, where I normally use polypropylene or nylon; this is because on the face I would normally use “simple interrupted sutures” to get the best skin edge closure with nicely everted skin edges, to get the best cosmetic scar possible. However, as the face has such a good blood supply, the wound heals more quickly than elsewhere in the body; so the sutures can be removed in 5-7 days, thus avoiding “stitch marks” Not all absorbable sutures retain their strength for the same period, so you must choose the correct suture for the task. You may find the following video informative : the absorbable suture loses the strength required to keep the tissue together. Hope this helps.
That all depends on whether it is an absorbable suture, and if it is, which type of suture exactly; as not all sutures are absorbable, and different types of absorbable suture each disappear over a wide spectrum of time (from a few days to months). If you can find out exactly which suture type was used I can advise.
Is this type of suture removal painful? I’ve had a C-section a week ago and my appointment for suture removal is day after tomorrow… I’m really scared 😢
I have lumps in my c-section stitch and it is very painful. What should I do? It was non absorbable... From before they remove sutures it's painfull n swollen.
Difficult to know exactly what is going on, but, depending on how long ago you c-section was, these may be areas of inflammation around the knots of your deep dermal stitches, or infection (if c-section was not long ago); or lumpy scar (hypertrophic or keloid), if op was weeks ago
@@MEDICINEinaNutshell my c-section was done on 26 last month. 17 days ago my c-section was done. The doctor gave me antibiotics for 5days and told me that liquid will come out from stitch but 5days completed n no result... It's same as before..
Same as with any foreign body; it may become a nidus for infection, or the body may either try to extrude the suture material or form a capsule around it to isolate the suture.
If the stitch used is absorbable, such as PDS or Monocryl, the portion left within the skin shall be absorbed within weeks. If a non-absorbable stitch, such ads Prolene or Nylon, then these need to be removed. Hope that clarifies things.👍🏽
I use either Steristrips or Suturestrips; just the brands easily available at the hospital at which I work. Any surgical adhesive dressing tape may be used, as long as the patient does not have an allergy to the tape material or glue. Hope that helps.
Thank you so very much, I have looked everywhere on how to remove Subcuticular sutures. I was going to do it at home, but I think it is best if I wait a couple of days until I see my doctor for the follow up, in case the suture were to break. You have helped me and I appreciate it.
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What r the cases that,the doctor do not use the obsorbable thread?
You can use an absorbable suture in cases where the absorbable suture remains strong enough to keep the tissue together until the tissue had healed. I use absorbable sutures for most of my suturing, except suturing skin on the face, where I normally use polypropylene or nylon; this is because on the face I would normally use “simple interrupted sutures” to get the best skin edge closure with nicely everted skin edges, to get the best cosmetic scar possible. However, as the face has such a good blood supply, the wound heals more quickly than elsewhere in the body; so the sutures can be removed in 5-7 days, thus avoiding “stitch marks”
Not all absorbable sutures retain their strength for the same period, so you must choose the correct suture for the task. You may find the following video informative : the absorbable suture loses the strength required to keep the tissue together.
Hope this helps.
I got this stitch 2 months ago, stitch was left in though only the knot at the end was cut off, any chance you know how long itll take to dissolve?
That all depends on whether it is an absorbable suture, and if it is, which type of suture exactly; as not all sutures are absorbable, and different types of absorbable suture each disappear over a wide spectrum of time (from a few days to months).
If you can find out exactly which suture type was used I can advise.
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Is this type of suture removal painful?
I’ve had a C-section a week ago and my appointment for suture removal is day after tomorrow… I’m really scared 😢
thanks for great explanation
It is possible to hole this type of stitches?
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I have lumps in my c-section stitch and it is very painful. What should I do? It was non absorbable... From before they remove sutures it's painfull n swollen.
Difficult to know exactly what is going on, but, depending on how long ago you c-section was, these may be areas of inflammation around the knots of your deep dermal stitches, or infection (if c-section was not long ago); or lumpy scar (hypertrophic or keloid), if op was weeks ago
@@MEDICINEinaNutshell my c-section was done on 26 last month. 17 days ago my c-section was done. The doctor gave me antibiotics for 5days and told me that liquid will come out from stitch but 5days completed n no result... It's same as before..
@@Shilshikitchen I would see another doctor
Thanks
What will be the effect if non absorbable suture left in the skin?
Same as with any foreign body; it may become a nidus for infection, or the body may either try to extrude the suture material or form a capsule around it to isolate the suture.
Do they leave the stiches forever
If the stitch used is absorbable, such as PDS or Monocryl, the portion left within the skin shall be absorbed within weeks. If a non-absorbable stitch, such ads Prolene or Nylon, then these need to be removed. Hope that clarifies things.👍🏽
Thanks
How to remove cadgut aborable suture ?
Why not use absorbable suture to close the skin?
Of course one can, and in fact that is indeed what I do.
@@MEDICINEinaNutshell thank you
Sometimes, a patient's history indicates that they would have an adverse reaction to the material used in dissolvable sutures.
Why type of tape is this please?
I use either Steristrips or Suturestrips; just the brands easily available at the hospital at which I work. Any surgical adhesive dressing tape may be used, as long as the patient does not have an allergy to the tape material or glue.
Hope that helps.
@@MEDICINEinaNutshell awesome, thank you!
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