Vicryl suture stitches repelled by body & will not go away?

June 17, 2016
Asked By:abigailchristine in Mobile, AL

I had a mass removed from my thyroid in November, the scar healed horribly. My doctor redid the incision in March. In March he realized my body repels vicryl suture. The scar healed neater this time, but on my last visit we noticed the stitches are still inside my body, lurking at the surface and will not dissolve. The scar is still reddish/purple and it looks like little dots underneath the skin. What are my options?

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June 21, 2016

Answer: Options to remove hidden sutures from an incision

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 21, 2016

Answer: Options to remove hidden sutures from an incision

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 20, 2016

Answer: Scars on Body -- Fraxel/Microneedling, Sculptra/Fat/Bellafill, Subcision, Pulsed Dye Laser; Medical Tattooing

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
June 20, 2016

Answer: Scars on Body -- Fraxel/Microneedling, Sculptra/Fat/Bellafill, Subcision, Pulsed Dye Laser; Medical Tattooing

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
June 19, 2016

Answer: Vicryl suture stitches repelled by body

Nelson Castillo, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 19, 2016

Answer: Vicryl suture stitches repelled by body

Nelson Castillo, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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