Spitting suture this late in recovery? (Photo)

Hi mrakowski,

For scars, I close all of my incisions in 5 layers and do not use absorbable sutures because they cause inflammation and worse scarring. I tape all of my incisions in the office visits once a week for six weeks after surgery to improve the appearance. After taping, I start my patients on a scar gel therapy for 3 months that they have to put on their incisions twice daily.

I understand you are concerned with spitting sutures in your incision site. It is not uncommon for this to appear a few weeks after breast augmentation surgery. Always follow your surgeon's post operative care instructions when it comes to scar management to avoid any complications like infection and for faster healing and recovery.

If you are concerned, you should visit your plastic surgeon for assessment. and to discuss your concerns, as different surgeons have different approaches in scar management.

 Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS

Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery

Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

After re reading your 7+ postings here on RS, it seems you were/had very uninformed postoperative course. Close follow up by your chosen surgeon in this case would be recommended, since you have had so many minor post issues that could ONLY be addressed by the operative surgeon. 

Sutures can "spit" or extrude at any time after surgery...sometimes even years later!  Your plastic surgeon can assess you and determine if this is a suture or something else.  Usually a spitting suture can be removed easily in the office.