Will my body spitting out sutures affect my outcome? (Photo)

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I am 4 weeks post op. from TT/MR/Lipo and my body has started spitting out sutures. PS removed 3 purple heavy duty ones (2 more appear to be working their way up but skin isn't broken so we are waiting on those) and one large clear one. Is my overall result going to be compromised by my body spitting g so many sutures out so early on?

Richard A. Bartlett, MD · Answer

Dear Pickles17,
  
Thank you for your question. Spitting sutures is very common in the healing process and should have no impact on your recovery process. Your skin integrity does not seem to be compromised and you should have no problem with wound healing based on what I can see. The healing process takes a lot of time and it is important to be patient with it. However, it is best to consult with your operating surgeon on this. I hope this was helpful. Best of luck to you!

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Than you for sharing your question and photographs and congratulations on your tummy tuck.  Based on your pictures it appears that the areas of spitting sutures are quite small and should go on to heal uneventfully given local wound care and time.  As they are small they should not cause a material impact to your aesthetic outcome but a surgical scar revision can be done in the future to improve their appearance, if needed.  Hope this helps.

Francis Johns, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.Everyone heals differently and there is no way to know if your skin will absorb or reject the sutures. The incision may heal up just fine in those areas. The areas where the sutures are removed may become red or raised as it continues to heal. There is no way to determine your outcome at this point. Continue to follow the instructions from your surgeon and see what happens. If the scar does widen, there are many options available to help improve that.

Cisco Sanchez-Navarro, MD · Answer

Thank you for submitting your question.  Spitting sutures can definitely occurs following a cosmetic surgery.  It is difficult to predict when this will occur because each patient heals differently.  Some patients just are not able to absorb the suture fast enough or at all.  Overall this should not dramatically affect your final outcome.  Sometimes a very minor scar revision of a certain area is needed.  Keep following up with your plastic surgeon, and he/she will guide you through this.

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