Monocryl suture material
Common Questions and Answers about Monocryl suture material
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I have very thin skin, and the fact that I am pretty much allergic/ultra sensitive to most if not all suture material out there and have severe inflammatory responses as a result (with the exception of Monocryl), chances are that I may reject other foreign material such as alloderm and strattice as well.
I had a breast reduction done six months ago and has developed rashes around the suture wounds and across the areolas on both breasts. I also have constant fever,scratching nausea,tiredness etc . I also developed water blisters on my left foot at the same time.
I have been put on antihistamines for both day and night and steroid cream for the rashes.I have had this for at least 4 weeks now.
Thanks for your question. For sure you should bring this to your surgeons attention. Suture material may be a bit slow to absorb in this area so this may be nothing more than protracted inflammation as a consequence of persistent suture material. Still 8 weeks is getting a little far out for persistent inflammation so I am certain your doctor will want to know you still have a painful spot on the perineum.
Such reactions can be accompanied by pain, swelling or redness. Reports of allergic reactions to suture material have been submitted to the FDA. Information on this can be found at the FDA website.
The following abstract (below) describes allergic reactions to Vicryl that might be relevant to your question. It is noteworthy that there is a long history of the safety of of this material for surgical use .
Please consult your doctor and get it removed as 7 weeks is a very long period, moreover it is red with discharge, sugesstive of infection requiring urgent removal of suture material
Best wishes
DR Tewari
Optimal management is placemant of collagen plug(colla plug), or bone graft material into extraction socket, and suture of the surgical site. Post-op instructions include avoidance of straw and sneezing, if managed properly, most oroantral communications heal up uneventfully. If the condition persists after 6 weeks, you may need to see an oral surgeon to surgically repair the defect.
Hello,
The time taken for surgical stitches to dissolve depends on the type of suture material used and the area where they have been applied,its vascularity and general immune status of the patient.On an average,it is 1-2 weeks but sometimes may take longer depending on the above stated criteria.
Undissoving stitches are usually cut off once the wound dries off.
You could ask him what kind of suture he used. The most common suture that people have problems with is Vicryl suture. There are other dissolvable sutures that are like it, braided multifilaments, but this one seems to be what most people have had a problem with. Though, it is used in almost every closure, which might account for it being the most popular one seen to do this.
Your doctor will make a small incision on your gum and access the bottom (root tip) of the tooth to remove the infection in that area, place a filling material in it and then suture you up after the procedure. You shouldn't have too much post-operative pain and will heal up very quickly. This procedure is probably more comfortable and easier than getting your wisdom teeth out.
Hope that helps.
OTC cortizone cream and benadryl help slightly but someone mentioned to me that it might be an immune response to the dissolving suture material underneath. Any help greatly appreciated. I have been told before that my body has over active immune responses. I also have history of Raynaud's disease not sure if that means anything.
It sounds like you have a foreign body reaction, possibly to suture material, that is creating recurrent sterile abscesses. This may require surgical exploration of the area that continues to fester in order to remove the foreign material.
The incision will be closed with suture material. If the suture material is absorbable, the stitches will usually dissolve on their own. However, if non-absorbable suture material is used, patients will need to have the stitches removed during a follow-up office visit. You have to change the dressing daily and pain medications are usually prescribed.
I hope this helps. Take care and keep us posted with your biopsy.
Hi missyb43, I am not A doctor but I have had plastic surgery and it sounds like maybe some scar tissue or perhaps some suture material that did not dissolve. You should definitely go back to the doctor who did the surgery because he will know exactly what it is. Both of those possibilities would be easy to resolve if they are the cause.
To me, it feels like frgaments of the polypropelene braided suture material (Ethicon brand) still embedded in my tissue working there way out and causing the tissue reaction. We have treated it with antibiotics and prednezone and it subsides but the little lumps are still there. Not visable but can be felt when palpatated. Could scar tissue cause the inflamatory response? Or is my theory of suture material more likely?
After three weeks I have no sight in the eye at all. Nothing but bright light through an opaque material. The Doctor put a suture in the left eye and after three weeks it is still there. I do not understand fully what has really happened and what the long term effects are going to be. Right now I am probably legally blind. I suppose the major concern is how much sight will return. Will I always have all of this debris . I have a yellow spot in the right eye that is the direct field of vision.
Take a look at the wound. Does it look clean? (apart from fluff stuck as you said in the suture) Does it look at all reddened around the scar area, or inflamed? Is there any discharge from the wound, pinkish liquid, or straight blood? Is there any swelling or anything angry-looking around that area? (All of those things could indicate infection in the wound)
If not, presumably it is healing naturally.
Is it possible my body is rejecting this material or that I am reacting to the sling itself? Uristat seems to calm the pain somewhat but is this just masking the symptoms? It does nothing for the cramps and sharp pains. What do I do next?
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And a couple weeks after surgery i puled a internal suture from the incision area, and about a week later i pulled another internal suture string from the incision area again. Where the staples were on the outside. Should I worry. I wanted to hear from somebody other than the surgeon who did the work.
I agree that it needs to be looked at more closely but would disagree with the "get stitched up" comment. Bleeding from the incision three months out is most likely due to a residual suture that is serving as a nidus of infection. Your body can't completely fight the infection if there is foreign body such as a suture present.
A bit of history for you, i gave birth to my son, alexander, naturally at 23wks, he was prem and passed away (bless him), i then fell pregnant with my daughter, I had a cervical suture put inplace but needed a c section due to bleeding and breach, i then fell pregnant ith my second son, once again, cervical suture and c section. I would just love to have the suture removed at 36wks and be left alone! what are the chances?!!??!
The tiny red lump could be a stitch granuloma that can result secondary to the fibrosis around the suture that was not completely absorbed (in case an absorbable suture was used during the lumpectomy). With this, wound healing will be impaired until the non-absorbed suture is removed. After 9 days, the wound should be healing well already, if not completely healed. You should go back to your surgeon to have it checked.
Good luck.
s lip.Accidentally the suture needle stabbed my finger.I squeezed my finger and a little bleeding,then I washed my finger.The patinet denied he was an HIV positive.I know the rate of this way to get hiv is about 0.3%.The suture needle is solid.I want to know am I at risk?
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