Dissolvable staples not dissolving - is there any way to help?

January 18, 2024
Asked By:cheyenne37 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

I had breast reduction july 2022 using dissolvable staples. I had a lot of hypertrophic scarring and spitting staples and still feel the staples and see some where I had cortisone shot and the skin thinned. Is there any way to help them dissolve they’re still pretty intact.

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January 22, 2024

Answer: Staples

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Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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January 22, 2024

Answer: Staples

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Connie Hiers, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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January 29, 2024

Answer: Dissolving sutures

Camille Cash, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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January 29, 2024

Answer: Dissolving sutures

Camille Cash, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 26, 2024

Answer: Staples won't dissolve

Scott C. Lindsay, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 26, 2024

Answer: Staples won't dissolve

Scott C. Lindsay, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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January 21, 2024

Answer: Dissolvable staples

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Answer: Dissolvable staples

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