Some sutures, called absorbable sutures, are made to dissolve over time and are not removed. This type of thread is typically used on the inside layer of a deep or large wound and are not visible ...

Facial thread lifting is a minimally invasive technique for facial rejuvenation. In this procedure, special absorbable, barbed sutures are placed to tighten sagging skin in the face and neck.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the performance of fibrin adhesive and absorbable suture thread in the repairing of hepatic injures in rabbits. METHODS: New Zealand albino rabbits (n=16), males and females, from ...

The new generation of Silhouette sutures for tissue suspension is different from the golden and russian threads, which have showed poor ... a new form of locking cones done of polypropylene and ...

Absorbable sutures, also known as dissolvable stitches, are sutures that can naturally dissolve and be absorbed by the body as a wound heals. Not all wounds are sealed with absorbable sutures.

MINT™ stands for Minimally Invasive Nonsurgical Thread and is manufactured by HansBiomed in ... clearance in 2013 and was indicated for use in soft tissue approximation where use of absorbable sutures ...

For example, instead of only using a mono suture, or a suture with barbed threads ... the patient didn’t follow the post-op instructions. This situation is why absorbable threads are the more popular ...