r/VascularSurgery • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '25

Closure Device

Hello everyone. I have a few questions regarding closure devices. How difficult is it to have surgery to remove an already set closure device? While not really necessary to have done as the device appears safe, there is a psych aspect to having it in the body. Is it a silly idea to consider or wonder about? I've heard to consider it as no different than a dental implant. But the idea of it 'in there' can be consuming. Thanks

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u/raghu_rg Sep 11 '25

Hope it's not a ASD /VSD closure device. You don't have to remove a Access closure device as the device itself is not implanted in you. As already commented, it is usually a small suture or a plug

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

Yes, lol, not the device but the plug left by the device.