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In What Percentage of Tummy Tuck Cases Do MR Stitches Pop?

asked 10 months ago by anon5365
Latest answer by Richard Linderman, MD
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Tags: popping, stitches

Just out of neurotic curiosity -- how common is it to pop a muscle repair stitch after a tummy tuck? Does popping a stitch inevitably mean that all the benefits of the muscle repair will be lost?

5 answers to In What Percentage of Tummy Tuck Cases Do MR Stitches Pop?

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Tummy tuck suture breakage

Breakage of sutures to repair rectus muscle diastasis is very uncommon and in most cases causes no problem as after about six weeks the repair depends on scar tissue to keep the muscles together and this is quite strong
Richard Linderman, MD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Popping a tummy tuck stitch

Done properly with the properly selected patient by an experienced surgeon, the rate should be almost zero, but not totally zero. I have done about 2-3000 TT's or so and can think of 2 patients where I felt the muscle repair had an area of disruption.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Rupture of muscle repair stitch

It is not that common for these sutures to break. They may have been under too much tension. In most cases it does not affect the final result. Every case in different though. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Donald Nunn, MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Popped sutures following tummy tuck

Good question. I am sure that some sutures "pop" or break. A better question is why did one pop? Poor technique? Poor diet and nutrition? Poor patient compliance with post-operative instructions? All things being equal, I am always concerned about this possibility. The major control I have in prevention of this occuring is performing safe surgery techniques, giving appropriate post-operative instructions, and advising the patients to... more
Jonathan Berman, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.drberman.com

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Popping a tummy tuck stitch

The percentage is low. Variables are whether interrupted sutures or one continuous one is used for the repair. How significant of a separation or diastasis one has, the quality of the fascia that holds the sutures, whether one has a hernia present at the same time, the precautions taken by the patient among other factors. WIth interrupted sutures even if one suture pop's the whole repair is not lost.
Rick Rosen, MD

Norwalk Plastic Surgeon

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