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Do you know if there are different kinds of dissolvable stitches?
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Dissolvable stitches: check this article out: "How long will my stitches (sutures) take to dissolve?" (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2608.aspx?CategoryID=69)
Answered 5/20/2015
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Yes: there are several different disolvable sutures chromic and vycril are 2 types.
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