Follow-Up Question: 3 months post op breast lift/augmentation and I have a tender lump. PS thinks it's a stitch. Thoughts?

Dear Turtle Doves,
it is hard to tell for sure but based on your photos, it does look like you have a problem with a suture. I would suggest you to follow your surgeon's instructions. If this doesn't improve, your surgeon might need to remove the suture in order for this to resolve. 
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

You probably do have a stitch that instead of absorbing is trying to break through. Once dissolved or removed, it should heal up well. Your primary care physician could open and remove it under local if needed.

Most likely it is a suture that is working its way to the surface which can happen after surgery. It would be best to discuss this with your plastic surgeon and ask if the sutures they used in this area were dissolvable. This may pass with time or the suture material may surface. Discuss with your plastic surgeon if they think you need antibiotics. Depending on what you had done and if there is an implant present they may decide to put you on antibiotics or not. 

The lump may be a piece of suture material being discharged or a small cyst in the scar.  As it is not inflamed, antibiotics are not indicated.If you pierce the grey dome with a sterile needle, it may discharge.  Any suture material can be lifted out and the wound should settle.

Greetings,Sorry you are having a suture abscess!  This problem does occur on occasion and is best treated with antibiotics and removal of the offending suture (drainage). You should consider care with a local plastic surgeon, since your original surgery was done in Greece.Best Regards,

Hi and
welcome to our forum!
Suture
spitting is very common when deep sutures are utilized. Most deep sutures are
of the dissolvable type. However, on occasion, an individual may be
hypersensitive to the material utilized or the suture may be placed too
close to the skin surface. The body tends to extrude foreign
materials unless biologically inert. Older dissolvables were composed of
animal tissue and were destroyed over time by the body's inflammatory
reaction. Spitting sutures were more common back then. Newer dissolvables are
synthetic and dissolve naturally without inflammation. Spitting still occurs
but to a lesser extent. 
Treatment consists
of removal of the offending suture followed by a short period of
wound care. It is an annoyance and an inconvenience for the patient but fortunately
is usually short lived.  If this phenomenon occurs in multiple
places along the entire suture line, it may be wise to take note of the
type of suture utilized so it can be avoided in future surgeries.
Continue
followup with your plastic surgeon.
Best
wishes...