Can absorbable sutures be used in a hemi-thyroidectomy?

I'll be undergoing that surgery on Tuesday, and am wondering if absorbable sutures can be used, since I'm very much scared of needles, surgeries and things like that. I certainly want to avoid stitches that need to be removed. They hurt a lot while being removed. I'd already had that a few years ago when I'd had an appendectomy. Thanks in advance.