 [ Symptoms ] is it normal for the side of your face to go numb after having the 2012 2013 flu vaccine what can be done about it  i received the flu vaccine on saturday and woke up sunday morning with the right side of my face numb it feels like you do after getting an injection to have teeth pulled i have been told that i also have aquired a twitch on that side of my face [ Disease ] i am not exactly sure what you are asking but i will answer as best i can appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix  the appendix is a small pouch of tissue located where the small intestine meets the large intestine nobody really knows what the appendix is for if anything it is possible to live a perfectly healthy life after having it removed when a person gets appendicitis the usual treatment is to remove the appendix however there is no splitting of the appendix so i am not sure what you mean by this terminology an appendectomy removal of the appendix is a very straightforward operation these days it often is done laparascopically which involves making several small incisions in the abdomen and inserting thin flexible instruments inside the body in an appendectomy the entire appendix is removed to answer your question about sutures most often sutures used inside the body are dissolvable these sutures will break down and be absorbed by the body within about 8 12 weeks most surgeries involve several layers of sutures there are sutures inside the body cavity sutures that bring the muscles back together sutures that hold the gristly tissue layer the fascia together and then sutures that hold the skin together sometimes there are no sutures used on the top skin layer your incision might be closed with glue or steri strips so if you are asking what kinds of sutures were used in your appendectomy the answer is probably dissolvable sutures if you have sutures in the skin that need to come out then obviously those are not dissolvable i hope i managed to answer your question