Breast Lift and Implants Incision Reopened After Stitches Taken Out?

I'd never smoked, drinked, and I'm not diabetc. I'm health. My breast lift and augmentation look like worst, it reopened after stitches take off. When it opens, it starts to expulse pus with clear water in the stitches. I don't know if it is a infection or problem with the implant of silicone. My surgeon plastic told me that is normal than may be should be take off the stitches from in to out, and for that reason the stitches was reopened. This pictures is right now ( 4 week after surgery).

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Breast Lift and Implants Incision Reopened After Stitches Taken Out?

Unfortunately, some area or areas of incision separation can occur during the healing phase, more commonly after a breast lift than a breast augmentation, and perhaps more commonly after both performed at the same time (more tension on the incisions because of the underlying volume increase from the implant, less blood supply to the skin from the pocket dissection for the implant). In any event, this can also occur from a "suture abscess" where an underlying absorbable suture "spits"... more

Breast Lift Incision Opening

Hello. The opening of an incision after a Breast Lift is very common. Although it does not look infected you should consult with your surgeon about any possible concerns. Jaime Perez, MD Breast Augmentation Specialist Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa

Breast Lift Incision Line Opening?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Overall, it seems that your plastic surgeon has done a very nice job for you. It is not uncommon for patients to have ( usually minor, self-limiting) superficial separations along the incision line after this type of surgery. Sometimes, this opening is related to “spitting” of sutures used to close the suture line. I would suggest continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Most likely you will go on to heal with of very... more