I was told I had to be off the adderall for at least two weeks prior to surgery because of new information that has come out about this. Can you tell me more? The nurse was not sure of all the details.
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Abdominoplasty scars can be quite complex, ranging from the simple hypertrophic scar to a multiplane inflamed keloid. Pigmentation, discoloration, chronic inflammation, scar visibility can all occur in the short term. We begin each treatment with combination therapy using Yellow broadband BBL,...
This is usually normal post op sensations after an abdominoplasty with plication at 3 weeks. As you start getting back to normal activity, you start pulling on the plication stitches and scar tissue. As always, follow up with your surgeon.
It is uncommon but not unheard of for buried sutures to migrate to the skin surface after abdominoplasty. This is what we refer to as "spitting a stitch". The stitch should be removed by your plastic surgeon. It should not be left in place for the reasons you mention.