What are the absorbable sutures?
Moreover, what type of sutures are absorbable?
Absorbable surgical sutures are often used for internal body tissues or if a patient can't return for suture removal. Some of the different suture materials used include polyglycolic acid, catgut, polylactic acid, polydioxanone, caprolactone, etc. Also called resorbable, absorbable sutures are made of polymers.
- Nylon (Ethilon/Monosof [monofilament] and Nurolon/Surgilon [braided])
- Polyester fiber (Mersilene/Surgidac [uncoated] and Ethibond/Ti-cron [coated])
- Polybutester (Novafil)
- Coated polybutester (Vascufil)
- Polypropylene (Prolene)
- Surgipro II.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what are absorbable sutures made of?
Dissolvable stitches are made from natural materials, such as processed collagen (animal intestines), silk and hair, as well as some synthetic materials that the body can break down. This allows the body to dissolve the stitches over time. Usually, by the time the stitches are dissolved, the wound is completely healed.
Absorption occurs by enzymatic degradation in natural materials and by hydrolysis in synthetic materials. Hydrolysis causes less tissue reaction than enzymatic degradation. Nonabsorbable sutures elicit a tissue reaction that results in encapsulation of the suture material by fibroblasts.