Did I pop my Tummy Tuck stitch?

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9 answers to “Did I pop my Tummy Tuck stitch?”

A: Let your physician know

By Joseph Perlman, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

When I perform abdominoplasties, I routinely place individual sutures to tighten up the tissue over the abdominal muscles. These are separate from sutures that I place to repair a hernia. Occasionally, I will have a patient tell me that a few days postoperatively, they felt a pop like... more

A: You may have...

By Brian S. Glatt, MD - Morristown Plastic Surgeon

Different surgeons stitch up the inner abdominal wall differently. My personal preferance is to place many individual sutures to tighten up your inner abdomen. Some will instead run one long stitch like a baseball stitch. The advantage to having multiple individual sutures is that if... more

A: How to tell popped Tummy Tuck stitch

By Ricardo Rodriguez, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Lay on your back and relax. Feel around gently along a vertical line from the breast bone to the pubic bone (going in a path that covers the belly button). Then raise both legs at the same time, so feet and ankles are in the air. Continue feeling along the same path as you were. If there is a gap, you... more

A: Possible

By Scott E. Kasden, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

If you felt and perhaps heard a "pop" then it is possible. However, there are a lot of stitches, so even if you poped one, chances are good that you you will be fine. However, it may take a while to see if you did any serious damage. If you get a "bulge" from a popped... more

A: Have your surgeon take a look

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, While I would have your surgeon take a look, you are probably alright. I have not yet had a patient break open one of my repairs, but it could of course happen. If your surgeon did a good layered repair it will be redundant, meaning a "pop" in one place may not doom you to the... more

A: Abdominoplasty and Pain

By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

It is certainly possible, but I would say unlikely. You can have pain on not hurt anything as far as your surgery goes. It will be difficult to tell initially given the swelling and the fact that you are early out from surgery. The definitive may to tell would be to have a CT scan but at this point... more

A: Does it need repair

By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Just because you have pain does not mean you popped a stitch. You could just feel pulling from the muscle. In any case, it might be difficult to tell if you popped a stitch, especially initially right after surgery. Hopefully, the surgeon put many interrupted stitches. This is... more

A: Popping a stitch after abdomnoplasty

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Nearly any problem is reparable. However, you must first determine if you have a problem that needs correction. This may be an easy diagnosis or one that requires time to become more apparent and may involve use of diagnostic imaging (MRI or Ultrasound). It seems that you have two different issues at hand.... more

A: stitch

By Edmond A. Zingaro, MD - San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Possibly. You will have to return to your plastic surgeon for an examination. It's possible that nothing happened and nothing will have to be done but that's what the examination will determine.