Question

[LonerIQ]

Do surgeons use absorbable stitches on tissues internal and non absorbable stitches on external?

[gilreid1]

what type of surgery have you had or about to have ? It will help give you a better answer

[EmmJayTea]

It depends on what the surgery is. I had both types internally when my ICD was fitted. Sometimes permanent internal stitches are required to hold things in place.

[Billyjean123]

These days they tend to use dispersable sutures where they can inside and out for smaller surgery. But if it's for heart surgery they will probably use clips or non dispersable for the outside

[serenfach]

There is no hard and fast rule, and it tends to be what the surgeon prefers. It also depends how much movement an area has, so an area that moves a lot will get non dispersable sutures etc, and the length of the cut. Longer cuts get non dispersable sutures.

[fishonabike]

it might be best to ask a surgeon or someone with current experience of working in operating theatre but i wonder why you ask this, it's an unusual question🤔🙂

[EMBoy]

When I had my pacemaker inserted, the cardiologist used dispersible sutures to close the skin. The problem is that only the parts of the stiches that are under the skin will disperse while those above the skin need to be trimmed off. The nurse did this for me when she changed the dressing.

[Survivor1952]

All of my stitches, including those in my leg, apart from the chest drains were dissolvable ones.

[gilreid1]

you don’t reply to posts ?