How Long Before Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck Stitches Dissolve?

March 20, 2009
Asked By:dmr in Chesterfiled, SC

I had a Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift 2 weeks ago. How long will it take before the stitches dissolve?

Answers (10)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
VOTED MOST HELPFUL
July 15, 2017

Answer: Some absorbable sutures can last for 6 to 9 months!

1 person found this helpful
Richard J. Bruneteau, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
VOTED MOST HELPFUL
July 15, 2017

Answer: Some absorbable sutures can last for 6 to 9 months!

1 person found this helpful
Richard J. Bruneteau, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
MOST RECENT
April 25, 2025

Answer: Most Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift Stitches Dissolve Between 3 to 6 Months, Though You Won’t Feel Them After a Few Weeks

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
MOST RECENT
April 25, 2025

Answer: Most Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift Stitches Dissolve Between 3 to 6 Months, Though You Won’t Feel Them After a Few Weeks

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 1, 2015

Answer: Absorbably sutures for breast lift or tummy tuck

Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 1, 2015

Answer: Absorbably sutures for breast lift or tummy tuck

Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

Recommended reading

Tummy Tuck

Everything you need to know about Tummy Tuck

  • 95% worth it
  • 25.0k reviews
  • Avg cost: $11,775
Learn More
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
March 23, 2009

Answer: Suture dissolve rates

Steven H. Williams, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 23, 2009

Answer: Suture dissolve rates

Steven H. Williams, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 23, 2009

Answer: Different sutures dissolve at different rates

David Shafer, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 23, 2009

Answer: Different sutures dissolve at different rates

David Shafer, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

Recommended reading

Tummy Tuck

Everything you need to know about Tummy Tuck

  • 95% worth it
  • 25.0k reviews
  • Avg cost: $11,775
Learn More
ADVERTISEMENT