Global Surgical Sutures Market: Growth Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Surgical sutures are the medical threads that are used by doctors while closing the wounds or incisions opened during surgery. Tissue holds together and allows healing to occur while preventing infection or scarring. Sutures may be made of different kinds of materials which can be absorbable or non-absorbable, based on the surgery and also at which area surgery is performed.
According to the research of Pristine Market Insights the demand for global surgical sutures is expected to rise as The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery stated that, the annual volume of primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) in the United States will reach 3.48 million by 2030, and primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) will be at 572,000 annually[1]. Also, according to the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, there is about a 30% chance of falls in elderly patients during a year because they fail to walk properly. For this reason, people need knee replacement surgery.
Furthermore, the demand for the global surgical sutures market is expected to grow due to rising cosmetic surgery treatments. According to the World Bank Group, out of the 216 countries and economies categorized by income level of the World Bank, by 2023, 123 countries, or 56.9% reported their volume of surgical care. Since 2016, that amounts to a 70.8% increase in countries that report on surgical volume.[2]
Key Opportunities for Surgical Sutures Market:
ElectroSuture Innovations – New surgical stitches that may potentially generate electrical charges are promising opportunity for the surgical sutures market. These stitches might eventually help speed up wound healing through electrical energy and provide faster tissue repair, improving the healing process. As the demand for healing speeds up and becomes efficient and faster, these advanced sutures could become a favored suturing option in surgery operations. This technology opens doors for better patient outcomes and may lead to a significant increase in the use of such sutures. The growing interest in faster wound healing methods presents a strong growth opportunity for the surgical sutures market in the coming years.
Precision Sutures – The surgical suture market has experienced high growth in recent years; the progress of development with respect to suture technologies. In fact, recent advances from Corza Medical’s Onatec Next-Gen sutures demonstrate high durability and a finer quality made from better stainless-steel material as produced with highly advanced, precision automated manufacturing, providing bending and precision and a superior finishing needle and stitching through tissues. Having a smooth surface finish, the sutures cause minimal damage to tissues and increase comfort for patients, making them an excellent choice for surgeries in today’s world. With increased advancement in medical procedures, the demand for such quality sutures will be highly in demand.
MedTech Stitches – Engineers are actually inventing new kinds of sutures with advanced features. Those new sutures can bring drugs directly to the wound area, thus healing the patient better and not infecting them further. Others, which are designed to sense inflammation, will give the physician real-time data on whether the patient is healing faster or not. These innovations open up new opportunities for better patient outcomes, more personalized treatments, and increased demand for high-tech sutures in surgeries. As a result, the market for surgical sutures is expanding with these cutting-edge solutions. This trend offers exciting prospects for companies and healthcare professionals alike.
Challenges in Surgical Sutures Industry:
Available Alternatives – Advances in healthcare wound closure techniques are also observed, including alternatives to traditional sutures, such as staples, tissue adhesives, and hemostats. They offer certain advantages over sutures, including being very quick and secure, therefore good for skin closures, particularly for abdominal surgeries, tissue adhesives also because of ease of use with minimal tissue damage are excellent for cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery. Hemostats are there to help control bleeding and improve precision in surgery. These alternatives give surgeons more choices based on the needs of the procedure, patient outcomes, and their expertise. As a result, the use of traditional sutures is under challenge, and a different approach to wound closure arises.
Surgery After Effects – Red bumps, areas of drainage, bleeding, thickening of scars, and small wound separations are some of the common complications that may occur after surgery. These issues make it challenging for the surgical sutures market to grow because they may lead to longer periods of recovery, increased infections, and additional medical treatments. Surgeons may require specific sutures to prevent or treat these problems and thus increase demand for advanced products. Since these complications often determine the outcome of the patient’s care, it further calls for unending innovation in suture material and techniques. This brings challenges and opportunities to the global surgical sutures market.
High Cost – The high cost of production is a significant hurdle in the global surgical sutures market. Creating surgical sutures demands special materials and high technological products that involve higher cost control over the production line. Higher costs often cause the firm to make unaffordable prices. Consequently, suture prices tend to increase. In developing nations, it makes healthcare services very expensive. The result affects the hospitals as well as the patients. The smaller companies cannot compete with the larger firms that can afford the expensive production process. This also limits the availability of affordable surgical sutures, which impacts global healthcare accessibility.
Citations and References:
1. Shichman, I., Roof, M., Askew, N., Nherera, L., Rozell, J., Seyler, T., & Schwarzkopf, R. (2022). Projections and Epidemiology of Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients to 2040-2060. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.22.00112
2. Davis, G. L., Suzuki, E., & Rose, J. (2024, June 25). Where are essential surgeries being performed and monitored? A global update on volume reporting. World Bank Blogs. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/where-are-essential-surgeries-being-performed-and-monitored–a-g