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Polyglycolic acid is a braided suture composed of the homopolymer of glycolic acid and coated with polycaprolate (Tan et al. 2003). Polycaprolate is a copolymer of glycolide and ε‐caprolactone. Polyglycolic acid is rapidly absorbed and quickly loses tensile strength. Fourteen days following implantation, polyglycolic acid only has 20% of its initial tensile strength and is completely absorbed in 60 days.