Do dissolvable stitches feel like plastic.

March 23, 2018
Asked By:shezza13 in Sheffield, L9

I had a breast uplift with implants 14 days ago, I have had the dressings removed today but it feels like my stitches are made of plastic will these dissolve because I was told my surgeon was using dissolvable stitches, thankyou

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September 9, 2021

Answer: Dissolvable sutures

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Scott W. Vann, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Dissolvable sutures

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Scott W. Vann, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 27, 2018

Answer: Sutures/Stitches

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March 27, 2018

Answer: Sutures/Stitches

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September 9, 2021

Answer: Different types of dissolvable sutures

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March 25, 2018

Answer: Stitches

March 25, 2018

Answer: Stitches

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