Polyglycolic Acid (PGA)

Indicated in surgical procedures where a combination of an absorbable suture andshort term wound support is required for wound closure, soft tissue approximation and/or ligation.

Premisut PGA suture after implantation elicits a mild initial inflammatory reaction in tissues and is eventually replaced with an ingrowth of fibrous connective tissue. Premisut PGA suture being absorbable in nature gets absorbed in the tissues by means of hydrolysis, during which the Polyglycolic acid polymer is degraded into Glycolic acid which is eventually absorbed and metabolized in the body. This process of absorption initially leads to progressive loss of tensile strength, followed by a loss of mass.