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March 18, 2015. Answer: Dissolvable Suture. Dear Numee, At our practice, if a patient can easily grasp the suture and, without pulling on it, snip it so that it is flush with the skin then we allow them to do that at home. Otherwise, we ask that they return to the office to have it removed by us.
Answer: Egress of buried sutures through the wound fairly common after breast reduction. Dissolvable stitches sometimes works their way through the incision before they completely dissolve. This is called "spitting" and is fairly common. They will have no long-term effect on the outcome.
Answer: Dissolvable stitches poking out. Is this normal? (Photo) Sometimes these absorbable sutures do not dissolve as quickly as necessary; they can be removed by your PS on your follow-up appointment.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA.
Answer: Suture Spitting After A Tummy Tuck. It is very common to have subcuticular sutures turn over and have their ends come out through the skin. They were placed upside down with the ends going downward, but the healing forces turn them over, and when they come through the skin, it is technically called "spitting".
5. Just because your stitches are removed doesn’t mean your skin is healed. Surgical incisions can be likened to an iceberg: Much of what’s going on is happening under the surface. Even though the skin’s surface may look like it’s healed, the skin—especially the deep stitches underneath—is still quite fragile.
25 days post-op. While moving the implant I felt and heard a pop. If it is a broken stitch, what needs to be done? (photo) Board Certified Plastic Surgeon completes surgery. Incision in the fold of breast. No issues during surgery or recovery; implants have moved properly, very little swelling remains.
I had three moles removed 4 days ago, I was told the stitches would not dissolve for 10 to 14 days. It is only four days since the procedure, and the knots in the stitches are coming apart and no longer holding the incision together.
I had breast reduction surgery on the 5th of this month. On the 18th they removed the stitches. On the 19th the t-section started to bleed. Saw the plastic surgeon on the 22nd. She packed the wound and said there was a tunnel going to the right of my breast. I am instructed to change the packing once daily.
Answer: Stitches after septoplasty. I cannot comment on another surgeon's techniques, but in my septoplasty and rhinoplasty procedures, I use some dissolvable sutures that are very fine and will fall out on their own. I do not try to remove every suture that is present as these will all fall out within two weeks.
Answer: Breast Reduction. This is common in a breast reduction. There are hundreds of stitches placed in a breast reduction. Sometimes before they dissolve, your body can push them to the surface of the skin. If this occurs, they can be pulled out. Best of luck.