I got a breast lift and tummy tuck January 12th I have scab like wounds popping up all over and the sutras are actually visible I’ve had some bleeding here and there is this normal?
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Without an in-person examination, it’s impossible to see any
abnormalities. It’s important that you’re following your surgeon’s
post-operative care instructions to ensure the best results. However, we
recommend scheduling an appointment with your surgeon to further discuss your
concerns.
When plastic surgeons close incisions we put stitches in many different layers of the tissues. This takes tension off of the skin and thus leads to a much better scar than other surgeons. The skin has two layers the dermis and the epidermis. The dermis is thicker and stronger. In this lay...
Thank you for the photos and the background
information regarding this post-operative issue. It is difficult to tell for
sure without examining you myself, I do believe you are “spitting” your sutures
around the breast. Your body may be walling off the sutures one by one and
pushing them to you...
