Muscle Pain and Torn Stitches After Tummy Tuck?

Muscle pain after a tummy tuck is routine. Everyone is different, but I tell my patients to expect to require a narcotic for 7 days. Most patients are pain-free by two weeks. If two sutures in the skin came out, the wound is typically left open. If they were replaced, the chance of the wound becoming infected is significant. Once healed, the scar may be slightly wider in this location.

It is not uncommon to have "muscle pain" for some time following the tummy tuck. This usually indicates that the muscle repair was performed well. This discomfort usually subsides after a few weeks, but can start up again once you are cleared to re-engage in exercise. Even then it gets better with time, usually in a month or two. Regarding the stitches that have torn: I am assuming that you mean the stitches in the lower scar. If these have torn more than likely they'll heal.... more