Silk is a natural suture presented as a silicone-coated non-absorbable braid. It has great strength and suppleness, and handles well with secure knots. Floss silk is osition in scars. It is, howit is no use for vascular arity encourages infection. Silk should not be used on skin for this latter reason suture abscesses leave cosmetically unacceptable scars and suture sinuses may harbour infection when silk is used in deeper layers. Linen and cotton have similar handling properties but again should be avoided in infected or contaminated wounds.