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Had dermofibroma cut out top of my foot where the skin is thin & very tight. i have dissolve stitches. how long will they last, scared it will open ?
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Depends on type of: sutures used along with local issues. Moderately typical is maintaining strength for about a month, more than long enough for most wounds to heal if adequate capillary circulation, slowly decreasing over next ~2 months, by 3mo. no longer present. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suture_materials_comparison_chart for an overview. Also see resorbable Vicryl, Monocryl suture info on wikipedia.org.
Answered 6/23/2018
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