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Polyglactin 910 is a multifilament suture composed of a copolymer of lactic and glycolic acids that are coated with calcium stearate and a second copolymer of glycolide and lactide. The braided nature of this suture not only results in good handling properties but also increases tissue drag (Ratner et al. 1994). Tensile strength is approximately 60% at 2 weeks and only 30% at 3 weeks with complete absorption in approximately 60 days (Bellenger 1982; Ratner et al. 1994; Fossum 2002; Roush 2003). Vicryl Rapide™ (polyglactin 910) has 66% of the initial tensile strength and loses tensile strength faster compared to regular polyglactin 910 (Tan et al. 2003). It is designed for rapidly healing tissues where long‐term support is not required.