My skin is rejecting the sutures - what should I expect? (Photo)

June 19, 2016
Asked By:sablevf in Newport News, VA

I'm a month post op and my incisions looked nice after first but now in some spots they look infected and spew thr sutures. My surgeon gave me a kit with tweezers to dig the sutures out and microbial gauze to bandaid over them. My question is, this has only happened on the right breast, should I be expecting for it to be rejected on all the incisions?

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June 22, 2016

Answer: Small wound healing delay

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June 22, 2016

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June 22, 2016

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June 22, 2016

Answer: Wound healing after breast reduction

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Ira H. Rex lll, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 21, 2016

Answer: Suture Rejections

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 21, 2016

Answer: Suture Rejections

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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