Can Permanent Vertical Muscle Suture from Tummy Tuck Be Removed?

Most likely the sutures used to bring together your separated rectus muscles have broken. This can happen if there is a sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure after surgery (like a sneeze or vigorous cough) or the sutures were placed under too much tension, or both. It is doubtful that you are rejecting the suture. Your best option would be to return to your surgeon and discuss your options for treatment. The sutures can be removed without re-doing the tummy tuck. This can even be... more

Although the stitches are permanent, the effects are not. People who have an tummy tuck and then become pregnant, don't necessarily stay small. Their tissues stretch out again and the stitches generally pull through the tissues without necessarily breaking There is controversy and debate amongst plastic and general surgeons as to whether the muscle repair is permanent after removal of the sutures. It is not likely that you are rejecting the suture. Removal depends on the repair technique.... more