SO I got those stitches taken out. IT HURT.
First, the doctor had to break the stitches with something, idk what it was. There were 2 that he had to break, and each one made a small *pop* when they broke. So then he pulled them out. I didn't even notice when he pulled the first one out, but the second one was painful because it was long, slippery, and so damn thin and small and hard to hold on to and pull on at the same time.
Have you ever pulled stitches out of your skin before? Now imagine that same sensation with twice the pain.
So nylon sutures have a range of sizes called 10-0, 10 being the smallest and 0 being the largest. I had nylon 10 stitches in my eye, and they were thinner than a hair, and transparent.
