How long until plastic surgery stitches dissolve?

Some sutures will dissolve, some have to be removed. Dissolvable sutures will dissolve at various rates from just a few days to several months. In general, you should not try to dissolve sutures before they are ready to come out. In the upper eyelids, sutures should remain for at least 5 days to ensure proper... more

The most common dissolvable suture used in an upper blepharoplasty surgery is 6-0 fast absorb gut suture. This will generally absorb between 7-12 days. By using bacitracin ointment several times a day, the sutures will absorb slightly faster. Good result can be obtained with either absorbable or permanent... more

Most dissolvable stitches in the eyelids are usually completely gone in the first seven to ten days after the surgery. Some other dissolvable stitches may take several months to dissolve. It really depends on the type of suture used. Typically, 6-0 fast-absorbing catgut dissipates within six to seven days... more

Doctors use many different kinds of sutures. Each one has a different absorption rate. The fast absorbing sutures of the eyelids are usually fast absorbing gut sutures of 5-0 or 6-0 size. These will usually dissolve with 5-8 days. If they are still hanging around I tell patients to moisten them with bacitracin... more

If the sutures are 5-0 or 6-0 fast absorbing plain catgut sutures (which I use)  They dissolve over 7-14 days. If they are anthing else

Most board certified plastic surgeons will use a permanent suture for the upper eye lid surgery. This suture is removed at day 5-7. The eye lid skin is very thin, and leaving an absorbable suture will create an inflammatory reaction that could make the scar look thicker. Good luck!

I believe most surgeons use Prolene or Nylon for their lid sutures.  Dissolvable suture is less common because they don't dissolve within the 5 days that they need to to prevent stitch marks.  Have the sutures removed.

If your stiches are not gone after 7 days you need to ask your doctor to remove them. If stiches stay more than a week, there is a risk of track mark scars.

There are many different types of dissolvable sutures.  I don't know which your doctor used for your eyelids, but If I were to use an absorbable suture on the upper eyelids ... Fast Absorbing has tensile strenght for 5-7 days and is completely dissolved in 2 to 4 weeks. ... more

The eye area is very sensitive to inflammation and stitches. I am not sure that using a dissolvable stitch is ideal for long term healing. Return to your doctor to check and see that everything is healing well. It does not sound like sutures in the eyelids should be around for 8 days.