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

Thank you for your question and photos.  You appear to have a small suture abscess/wound healing issue.  This happens occasionally with breast reduction surgery, but you should not expect this to happen throughout your wound.  Generally, these areas will respond to local wound care directed by your surgeon.  Good luck.

In your photographs, it seems that the area is not demonstrating so-called rejection, but perhaps a superficial suture which has become infected or just inflamed. These are usually dissolvable sutures. You should show this to your plastic surgeon. If the suture can be identified and easily removed, this is a good start toward healing. For now, I would have my patients just keep the area clean with soapy water and a good rinse followed by a dry dressing. It should eventually heal very nicely.

Thank you for your pictures.  In my opinion, this should not be expected everywhere sutures where placed.  It may occur in a few more places.  Please follow your surgeon's advice.  Best wishes.

Sometimes absorbable sutures that a superficial emerge from the skin and cause  issues like you describe.  Often local wound care is all that needs to be performed.

Sometimes this happens, seems especially common in this part of the breast after a reduction. Good news is that it is a self limited process as these sutures are dissolvable and your body trying to dissolve them is what causes the reaction. These sutures have knots and it may be hard for you to remove them. Most of the sutures dissolve in 6 wks. It is important to cover the area so it does not get infected. I think that some 1% hydrocortisone cream also helps. Hang in there, this won't last much longer.