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Sutures - dissolvable vs regular for Lower Facelift?

Friendly755217Jan 25, 2022
I'm a 66 year old woman and I was wondering if dissolvable sutures are the same as regular sutures in healing and scarring for a lower facelift.

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Dr. Stephen Prendiville, MD
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