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How long do dissolvable stitches take to dissolve, had keyhole surgery to remove ovarian cyst, also my stitches appear brown is this just dry blood?
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Several months: The most commonly used dissolvable sutures take 3-4 months to be completely absorbed by the body.
Answered 9/11/2016
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