A male patient had a vasectomy in his urologist's office.The small incision was closed with sutures that are synthetic and will "dissolve and fall out" after 2 to 3 weeks.As the procedure ended,he heard the doctor ask the nurse for 5-0:

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To produce synthetic absorbable sutures,specific polymers are extruded into suture strands.Synthetic braided materials include polyglycolic acid and polyglactin.Monofilamentous forms include polydioxanone,polytrimethylene carbonate,and poliglecaprone.The molecular structure of these products has a tensile strength sufficient for approximation of tissues for 2 to 3 weeks,followed by rapid absorption.These sutures are dry packaged in sizes 10-0 to #3.

A Male Patient Had a Vasectomy in His Urologist's Office