How long until plastic surgery stitches dissolve?

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A: It Depends on the Stitch

By D.J. Verret, MD - Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

A: 7-12 days, use some bacitracin

By Paul L. Leong, MD - Pittsburgh Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

A: Depends on type of suture used

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

A: Sutures from plastic surgery

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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

A: Fast Absorbable Plain Catgut Sutures will disolve within two weeks

By Richard Gentile, MD - Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

A: Permanent sutures are better and should be removed

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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!

A: Get the stitches removed

By Christopher L. Hess, MD - Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

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.

A: Plastic surgery stitches need to be removed

By Kamran Khoobehi, MD - New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

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.

A: Upper Eye Blepharoplasty

By Daniel Reichner, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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

A: Dissolvable stitches in the eyes

By Robert M. Freund, MD - New York City Plastic Surgeon

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.

More answers to How long until plastic surgery stitches dissolve?
Atlanta - Get Blepharoplasty sutures removed as soon as possible
Boston - Soaking and pulling away can remove dissolvable blepharoplasty...
Fort Worth - Not at this point
New York City - Leave the stitches alone
Southlake - Ask your doctor to remove stitches instead