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Oral surgery. are dissolvable stitches easily visible a few hours of removing gauzes of third molar extractions. i can't see them. i only see dark red where the cuts where made. i assume the stitches are under the "drying" blood above the stitches?
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They may not be visible due to their location or as you described, under the blood clot.
Answered 7/22/2023
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These sutures are made up of sterile, absorbable compounds that eventually dissolve. Most dissolve in a few weeks depending on size and how many. The reason you don't see them is they are clear colored unlike nylon sutures which are black.
Answered 7/20/2023
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