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How to Tell if Popped Stitches After Tummy Tuck?

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I popped three stitches at the top of me abdomen?! What is this doing to my abdominoplasty outcome. I had surgery on18th and two days later I coughed and felt a stitch pop twice. Then 10 days later I sneezed and couldn't stop it and heard another one pop It doesn't feel very tight near my breast line. Is it possible that it was just something tearing and not a popped stitch? What else should I know?

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