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Tummy Tuck Permanent Suture - Feel Through my Skin & Painful

asked 1 year ago by O Fallon in O Fallon, IL
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: pain, permanent, sutures

I had a tummy tuck 7 weeks ago and I've been feeling a permanent suture under my skin in my upper abdominal. Plastic surgeon things the stitch 'flipped up' and the string is poking me. If you rub on it with your finger, it's painful and feels like something is sticking me in the stomach muscle. I have to try and avoid the area when I put lotion on my abdomen. What is the best way to fix this without incurring a big scar in my upper abdomen? I've been able to feel this ever since my surgery.

2 answers to Tummy Tuck Permanent Suture - Feel Through my Skin & Painful

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Prominent permanent suture after tummy tuck

If you are feeling the plication sutures, it may get better with time as the body heals. If it persists, it can be difficult to treat without making an incision over ther region to remove it.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Prominent palapable permanent stitch after tummy tuck

This is difficult and probably the easiest solution is to make a small incision overlying the stitch and pull it out directly.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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