There is a piece of stitch left in my incision area from my breast augmentation. Is this dangerous? (Photo)

April 11, 2014
Asked By:RockvilleGal628 in Rockville, MD

I am almost 1mo post op from breast augmentation and I just noticed that there is a piece of the blue non-dissolvable stitch left in my incision area from my left breast. It is a little pink around it but it's not infected (at least not yet). Is this dangerous? Will it get infected if I don't get it removed ASAP?

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April 15, 2014

Answer: Retained sutures are not dangerous

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April 15, 2014

Answer: Retained sutures are not dangerous

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April 14, 2014

Answer: There is a piece of stitch left in my incision area from my breast augmentation. Is this dangerous?

April 14, 2014

Answer: There is a piece of stitch left in my incision area from my breast augmentation. Is this dangerous?

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