16 May 2012, 8:28 pm
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16 May 2012, 9:15 pm
This was probably down to the surgeon's personal preferance, He may of found it easier to stich using normal sitiches.
Dissolvable stitches tend to be used inside the body as scar tissue can become infected if regular stuff isnt removed. The dissolvable ones react with the enzymes in the body over time in order to dissolve.
If he used dissolvable stitches to close your wound, they would of dissolved a lot quicker, due to being exposed to the environment and movement of the face. this would of meant the wound stayed open, risking infection and significant scarring.
Sorry to go on a little 
Hope this Helps
16 May 2012, 9:22 pm
Dissolvable stitches tend to be used inside the body as scar tissue can become infected if regular stuff isnt removed. The dissolvable ones react with the enzymes in the body over time in order to dissolve.
If he used dissolvable stitches to close your wound, they would of dissolved a lot quicker, due to being exposed to the environment and movement of the face. this would of meant the wound stayed open, risking infection and significant scarring.
Sorry to go on a little
Hope this HelpsThanks, yeah maybe it was because it was on my cheek and when you talk and eat your jaw moves that part of your face a lot. The procedure I watched was the same except the girl got her mole removed on her nose and they used dissolvable stitches. Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.
064RadicalPractice
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17 May 2012, 6:20 pm
That's okay, glad to be of help to somebody 
