Suture

Surgical Sutures: What They Are and How They Are Used

A surgical suture is a sterile thread, usually attached to a needle, that doctors use to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery until the tissue heals. In everyday language sutures are also called surgical thread, stitching thread or, in many parts of India, sucher. Strictly, the suture is the material and stitching is the technique of placing it.

Sutures close skin wounds, bring internal tissue layers back together, tie off blood vessels (ligation) and secure implants such as meshes and grafts. Medikabazaar stocks over 200 suture products for hospitals, operating theatres, clinics and dental practices, from general-purpose silk and catgut to fine monofilaments for ophthalmic, cardiac and microsurgical work.

Types of Sutures

Sutures are classified in three main ways: by how long they stay in the body, by how the thread is constructed, and by whether the raw material is...