Plastic clamp in belly button after tummy tuck, hernia repair

May 15, 2014
Asked By:Rachael Hattiesburg in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

I had hernia repair, muscle repair and tummy tuck surgery March 31. A couple of weeks ago I went to have it checked because it was still oozing and irritated. The surgeon noticed a white spot that he claimed was a dissolvable clamp and he cut a piece of it out. Today I noticed another white spot just like the first one. My question is, could this be something accidentally left inside of me or is there really such a thing as a dissolvable hard plastic clamp used in the belly button area?

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May 29, 2014

Answer: There is a dissolving plastic suture

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Answer: There is a dissolving plastic suture

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