How long before Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck stitches dissolve?

I'm fascinated with some of the answers from othe surgeons.  Okay here is some useful information.  The three sutures typically used by plastic surgeons are PDS, Monocryl and Vicryl.  PDS and Monocryl are probably the most used. Monocryl has a short "half-life" as far as strength is... more

A tummy tuck involves the use of different suture material. Some can be meant not to dissolve such as the ones that tighten your muscles. Others used to close your incision will dissolve and that may take several months. Just ask your surgeon and he/she will be able to answer your question with more detail... more

Thanks for your question - As several of the other doctors have mentioned - it depends on the type of material.  Your muscle plication may have been performed with sutures that don't dissolve or dissolve very slowly while sutures used in a subdermal or subcuticular closure may dissolve in one to two... more

Depending on what your surgeon used, the absoprtion times vary.  Here are some absorption times for common sutures: Vicryl: 30 days Monocryl: 20 days PDS: 60 days The good thing is that most surgeons use buried absorbable sutures thus eliminating risks of suture marks, etc. 

Different sutures dissolve at different rates. If they are under the skin, you actually want them to stick around for awhile to hold the tension while your skin is healing. In most cases the sutures are dissolve in 2 to 3 months. If for some reason your surgeon put absorbable sutures on the outside, you... more

You should ask your surgeon since there are different types of dissolable sutures that dissolve at differnt rate. Some surgeons use these only under the skin and some use them in the skin itself. Fast-absorbing sutures can dissolve in a matter of days although most sututres used in abdominoplasy will last from... more