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Spitting sutures after FDL tummy tuck. Do I just have to wait until all of the sutures come out? (Photo)

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I am 10 weeks post op from my FDL tuck. A stitch started poking out the top and when pulled it was around 5cm long! 13 days later my belly button has now become painful, opened up and I have just found another spitting stitch below my original suture site. It is painful to touch the wound sites. I have emailed my surgeon. He is an 8 hour drive away so I can only visit him if VERY necessary and urgent. Do I just have to wait until all of the sutures that have decided to hate me come out?

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