Is it common to have spot bleeding from self dissolving stitches, after a combi tuck, for several months?

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I have been having a problem for 3 months and the surgeon keeps telling me this is normal. I am very concerned and feel it is going on too long. Can you tell me if this is normal or are my concerns justified?

Erik Miles, MD, FACS · Answer

Spot bleeding as you describe for several months is not normal.  Absorbable sutures will occasionally work their way out prior to absorption, however this is not typically a chronic issue that lasts for months.  Sometimes a suture can become infected and continue to cause drainage until it is removed.  In my opinion, a more aggressive debridement of the drainage site to remove any foreign body suture material is warranted.  Discuss this with your surgeon.

Gary Lawton, MD, FACS · Answer

Spitting of dissolvable suture material can cause the problem that you are having.  Everyone has a different response to the suture material, so it is possible that you are spitting more than normal.  However, this is not a particular problem.  Every time a stitch comes through the skin, have it removed by the surgeon.  Eventually it will stop,  There are hundreds of stitches in there.

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