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... more
Can permanent vertical muscle suture from Tummy Tuck be removed?
I had a painful pinch which suddenly "snapped" inside plus have pinching, itching and pain starting inbetween my breasts all the way down past my new navel. I believe my stomach was stitched wrong and that is what snapped plus my body may be rejecting the suture causing the pain.
I would like this removed but is a Tummy tuck required again or can the suture be removed otherwise? Scar tissue will keep muscle together? Sewn too deep?
2 answers to “Can permanent vertical muscle suture...”
A: Painful diastasis repair
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... more
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