What happens to the internal sutures in a Tummy Tuck when correcting the diastasis recti?

September 16, 2014
Asked By:Jodie15 in Kingston, ON

I feel like possibly a silly question. I guess I don't entirely know how it works. When the ab muscles are sutured together in a tummy tuck do the stitches dissolve in there or are they permanent? Must not be permanent in which case the muscles will just be together after that? Need a doctor to explain!

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