What are the various treatments for internal scar tissue from stitches?

July 23, 2021
Asked By:drflhelp in Florida

I had an extensive DR/TT repair about (8 ms ago). Unrelated, I had an MRI, my plastic surgeon looked at the MRI and there are a bunch of black dots in my abdominal wall that coincide with the stitches. He said that he used PDO/PDS so these are most likely scar tissue although sometimes stitches can hang on. These bumps pull, hurt and have tension. He suggested I just continue to stretch, exercise and give it time to soften. I was curious if there are other procedures available to help?

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