I am 8 weeks after Abdominoplasty & returned to gym 6 wks, just to walk treadmill, then at 8 wks returned to light weights & Kickboxing class. I wore my compression garment in kickboxing & felt great. I was able to do light weights & felt great. All of a sudden, today I'm feeling a burning sensation and pinching in the center only of my incision. I don't know what a hernia feels like but from what people in gym are telling me it sounds like it, or did I damage a suture? I weigh 122lbs.
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Yhe incision has sutures holding the the skin together. What you are feeling are the deep sutures which usually will absorb, depending of the type of sutures used. Again, perfectly normal.
Yes it is “proper” to use non-dissolvable sutures. Sometimes this is done to avoid spreading of tissues such as areola after surgery. Unfortunately, these non-dissolvable sutures can be more problematic than dissolvable sutures. If you continue to experience problems that you...
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