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Permanent or resorbable staples, The former must be removed and the latter may take up to 6 months to resorb.
Stainless steel staples enable a rapid skin closure. Unfortunately, they cannot match the precision and beauty of a properly done hand-sewn subcuticular (hidden IN the skin) skin closure. Staples often also result in "rail road track" permanent scars as well and need to be removed early. Some surgeons use dissolving staples applied by a special gun to close the skin instead of stitches. These staples are occasionally exposed and must be removed and have a lumpy feel which takes a few months to go away.
If you are referring to dermal staples, they take about 6 weeks or perhaps longer. Stainless steel staples must be removed. Sometimes the dermal ones will surface and need to be pulled, but not a big deal.
Stomach contents and acid are prevented from going back up the food tube (esophagus) by a valve called the gastroesophageal sphincter. When the valve does not close properly stomach contents can go up as far s the back of the mouth. Various foods and medications relax this valve allowing this to...
You may want to undertake a 3 month course of core strengthening exercises using a Pilates type regimen. If this fails I would consider consultation with 3 different plastic surgeons to discover your candidacy for a tummy tuck.
I assume you mean a stomach ulcer and not a skin ulcer. There is no known causation in the fo rmer and the latter may be due to decreased sensation in the lower abdomen.
