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What causes the stitches to split? Could it be it was not stitched up correctly in the first place?

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I was at the end of my reconstruction and had my implant surgery. Everything looked great for the first 2 weeks, then the stitches on the right side started to split and the implant became infected and exposed and had to be removed. A month later the same happened on the left side and the implant was removed. Now I have to start the whole process over starting with the tissue expanders. What causes the stitches to split, could it be it was not stitched up correctly in the first place?

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