I am 15 weeks post op and am wondering how long dissolvable staples and stitches take to actually dissolve. I saw my consultant this week who told me they will dissolve eventually but I’m surprised I can still see them at this stage, is this normal? I massage my scars twice a day and they look ok but the bumps that are visible all along the horizontal scar lines are making me worry, shouldn’t they be gone by now?
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October 10, 2019
Answer: #Realselfq: Dissolvable staples - when will they dissolve?