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6 weeks post op of Breast Lift, are dissolvable stitches supposed to be tender and painful when they are dissolving?

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Are dissolvable stitches used In a breast lift 6 weeks post op supposed to be tender and painful when they are dissolving? I have also had many stitches spit out of already healed skin. Is there a chance that my body won't dissolve them and want to spit them all out?

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