Suture dissolve rates

Steven H. Williams, MD answers: How long before Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck stitches dissolve?

I had a Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift 2 weeks ago. How long will it take before the stitches dissolve?


Steven H. Williams, MD
8 months ago
By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Thanks for your question -

As several of the other doctors have mentioned - it depends on the type of material.  Your muscle plication may have been performed with sutures that don't dissolve or dissolve very slowly while sutures used in a subdermal or subcuticular closure may dissolve in one to two months.

Ask your surgeon what they used and they should be able to give you an accurate time frame.

I hope this helps.

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