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  2. Prolene - Wikipedia

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    Composed of an isotactic crystalline stereoisomer of polypropylene, Prolene sutures are intended to be durable and long lasting. They are dyed blue, allowing for easy visibility against skin and when operating. It is composed of a single filament. A polypropylene mesh Prolene product is used for repairing hernias and other injuries to the fascia.

  3. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    The natural plain thread is precision ground in order to achieve a monofilament character and treated with a glycerol containing solution. Plain is absorbed by enzymatic degradation. Adsorbable biological suture material. Chromic is an adsorbable suture made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines.

  4. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    Surgical suture on needle holders. Catgut suture in a vintage glass dispenser. Catgut suture is a type of surgical suture made of twisted strands of purified collagen taken from the small intestine of domesticated ruminants or beef tendon. It is naturally degraded by the body's own proteolytic enzymes.

  5. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

  6. Surgical mesh - Wikipedia

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    Mesh implantation will naturally generate an inflammatory response to the inserted mesh, but biocompatibility ranges from how easily it is integrated to how severe the foreign body reaction is. A minimal response includes the formation of fibrosis around the prosthesis (much like in scar tissue formation); this response is generated with the ...

  7. Polypropylene - Wikipedia

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    Its most common medical use is in the synthetic, nonabsorbable suture Prolene, manufactured by Ethicon Inc. Polypropylene has been used in hernia and pelvic organ prolapse repair operations to protect the body from new hernias in the same location. A small patch of the material is placed over the spot of the hernia, below the skin, and is ...

  8. Experts Say This Is What Actually Happens When You Dissolve ...

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    Your lips may also look a little hollow after getting filler dissolved, since it may take some time for your body’s natural hyaluronic acid to return, says Dr. Bassiri-Tehrani.

  9. List of instruments used in ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    •Guarded eye speculum (left and right)-do-; heavy instrument but can keep eyelashes out of the operating field with its "guard" and hence left or right ones are required •Wire Speculum: to keep the eyes open during any operation; light wire instrument Needle holders: holding the needle in position while applying sutures •Silcock's needle ...