Role of absorbable suture material (vicryl rapide 5-0) for skin closure in infants undergoing cheiloplasty

Evaluation of In Vivo Properties of Velosorb™ Fast Versus Vicryl™ Rapide in a Functional Rabbit Model of Intradermic Suture and Episiotomy

“…Moreover, intravaginal sutures could be difficult to remove. In patients aged 3 months to 3 years undergoing surgical repair of cleft lip, there was no difference in terms of scarring between rapidly absorbable sutures (Vicryl TM Rapide) and non-absorbable sutures, with the advantage that there was no suture removal with absorbable agent [16]. Rapidly absorbed polyglactin 910 has now been shown to be advantageous in perineal repair and skin closure, compared with standard polyglactin 910, monofilament sutures and non-absorbable sutures, especially concerning perineal pain and necessity of painful suture removal.…”