Absorbable surgical sutures generally do not need to be removed. These sutures are absorbed and degraded by the body’s tissues after the surgical wound is closed, eliminating the need for the patient to remove the suture. However, if a patient develops an allergy to absorbable sutures, the sutures may need to be removed earlier. Absorbable surgical sutures are widely used in clinical practice and can be categorized into sheep’s intestines, natural collagen sutures, polymer chemical synthetic sutures, etc. The advantages of absorbable sutures are that they have a small friction coefficient, good elasticity, small scar at the suture site, and they are single-stranded sutures, which are usually less likely to cause infections, and the portion that stays in the body can be absorbed gradually by the body as time passes, so there is no need to remove the suture. However, if you are allergic to absorbable sutures and the wound does not heal, you will need to remove the sutures earlier, or if there is an infection or fluid buildup in the wound, you will need to remove the absorbable sutures earlier. After the wound is closed with absorbable surgical suture, the patient should follow the doctor’s instructions to change the medicine on time and observe the wound healing, if there is wound non-healing, wound infection, fluid accumulation, etc., the patient should go to the hospital in time and ask the doctor to help deal with the situation.