Is it unusual to continue to have spit in stitches? Is there anything that I should be concerned with? Is there a time frame in which the spitting stitches should stop? Last but not least, I want to thank everyone for answering my questions. It has been nice to be able to get other input.
October 13, 2016
Answer: 7 1/2 Weeks post op, spitting stitches? (Photos) Thank you for sharing your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear of your continued suture spitting issues. Though the sutures used are absorbable they can take a prolonged amount of time to fully dissolve which may cause some of them to be extruded by the skin, much like a splinter in the finger. Hopefully you will not experience any further episodes but see your surgeon so that they can trim away the exposed stitch. Hope this helps.
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October 13, 2016
Answer: 7 1/2 Weeks post op, spitting stitches? (Photos) Thank you for sharing your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear of your continued suture spitting issues. Though the sutures used are absorbable they can take a prolonged amount of time to fully dissolve which may cause some of them to be extruded by the skin, much like a splinter in the finger. Hopefully you will not experience any further episodes but see your surgeon so that they can trim away the exposed stitch. Hope this helps.
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October 14, 2016
Answer: 7 1/2 Weeks post op, spitting stitches? Hello dear, thanksor your post and provided information as well! every patient is different and also each body, there is no a exact period after surgery that your stitches has to be spit, they can take a prolonged time to be out. If you have any concerns and you are scared about this situacion please contact your surgeon, he will give you the correcto answer. Good luck :)
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October 14, 2016
Answer: 7 1/2 Weeks post op, spitting stitches? Hello dear, thanksor your post and provided information as well! every patient is different and also each body, there is no a exact period after surgery that your stitches has to be spit, they can take a prolonged time to be out. If you have any concerns and you are scared about this situacion please contact your surgeon, he will give you the correcto answer. Good luck :)
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