Can permanent sutures used to tighten the abdominal muscles during a Tummy tuck rip through the muscle if I get pregnant again?

May 10, 2016
Asked By:Ready4this87 in San Diego, CA

Once the "baby bump" grows and stretches out the skin and muscle, will the sutures rip the muscle since they can't stretch along with everything else? Thank you.

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