I'm writing a story that involves a makeshift surgery on a stabbing victim and the recovery involved afterward. The event takes place in a very small community with limited medical resources and little to no contact with the outside world for long periods of time. I know most internal injuries are stitched up using absorbable sutures, but this scene involves using non-absorbable ones. I know that non-absorbable sutures are sometimes used for internal injuries in certain situations, so it's not an unlikely scenario that they could be used as a substitute to absorbable sutures if needed. But I have yet to find a solid answer on how these kinds of internal stitches are removed, or even if they should be removed at all. I could really use some help on this one. I'd settle for knowing the adverse effects of leaving non-absorbable internal stitches in for long periods of time if that's what it takes. I just need information on the subject in general, really. Hopefully you guys can help me out. Any ideas?
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