most commone suture used in plastic surgery

by **scar_researcher** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:48 pm

I am a researcher working on a suture coating which will help to prevent scarring in the healed tissue.

I would like to know which type of suture to tailor the coating to. Can you tell me the type of suture most often used in plastic surgery?

by **Dr_Naderi** » Thu May 31, 2012 2:19 pm

There are multiple sutures used by Plastic surgeons. Most common ones are: PDS, Monocryl, Prolene, Nylon, Vicryl, Gut, Chromic and Mersilene.

most commone suture used in plastic surgery

most commone suture used in plastic surgery

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