I had a inner thigh lift years ago.My doctor must have used undissovable sutures under my skin in my legs because a year after surgery I could feel them protruding from under my skin. In my groin area between my legs I can feel what I can describe as "strings" underneath my skin. I'm at my wits end, my surgeon now wants to charge me an outrageous fee to revise. I just would like the "strings" cut they are making my life miserable. Has anyone dealt with something like this? Please, please help!
January 15, 2013
Answer: Residual sutures after a thigh lift
You are right, some surgeons use permanent sutures when performing a thigh lift. These certainly can be removed. If your surgeon and you cannot agree on a price to do this, I would recommend getting a second opinion and possibly trying to see if your health insurance would cover it given the pain you are experiencing.
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January 15, 2013
Answer: Residual sutures after a thigh lift
You are right, some surgeons use permanent sutures when performing a thigh lift. These certainly can be removed. If your surgeon and you cannot agree on a price to do this, I would recommend getting a second opinion and possibly trying to see if your health insurance would cover it given the pain you are experiencing.
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November 10, 2012
Answer: Medial thigh lift
The undisolvable sutures used in medial thigh lift are sutures between the facia and the deep facia under the labia and or in the covering of the pubic bone. These sutures has to be permanent so as to prevent the scar from migrating down the thigh and the scar becomes visible.
Removing these sutures can be done, but the scar may migrate down. It means opening the scar to a certain length to get to the sutures and resitiching the skin. It may need general anesthesia or if superficial can be done under local anesthesia, with or without sedation.
The risks are simmilar to the risks of medial thigh lift plus scar migration.
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November 10, 2012
Answer: Medial thigh lift
The undisolvable sutures used in medial thigh lift are sutures between the facia and the deep facia under the labia and or in the covering of the pubic bone. These sutures has to be permanent so as to prevent the scar from migrating down the thigh and the scar becomes visible.
Removing these sutures can be done, but the scar may migrate down. It means opening the scar to a certain length to get to the sutures and resitiching the skin. It may need general anesthesia or if superficial can be done under local anesthesia, with or without sedation.
The risks are simmilar to the risks of medial thigh lift plus scar migration.
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