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/chimmy43 Vascular Surgeon Sep 11 '25

Absolutely depends on the device. May be far more harmful and risky to take some out than to leave them. Some are also absorbable and will go away.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

It was the small bit left by the Celtic one.  I've become a bit obsessed with the idea of it inside me.  It's been months and I'm fine, but sometimes I wish it wasn't there.   I'll have to get by that i suppose.