Is it possible to break your sutures or compromise your tummy tuck work if you have sex after 20 days.
Thank you for your question. My patients have not had this problem. I do tell my patients that they can have sex 3 weeks after surgery. When I tighten the muscles and close the skin I use interrupted sutures. Some surgeons use a running suture. The advantage of using a running suture includes less time to suture you up. This disadvantage: if the suture breaks in one place your entire repair falls apart. That's why I use interrupted sutures. With interrupted sutures if one suture breaks you still have the other sutures holding the repair in place.
