Worried About Tummy Tuck Internal Corset Stitching Sutures?

Good question. I have never heard of, or had a patient, who "rejected" their internal corset sutures. It is rare to actually have an allergy to a suture material. But sometimes sutures in the skin can work their way to the surface and "spit" out. Discuss this with your surgeon so that you feel comfortable with the plan.

Sutures that are "spitted" up by the body are usually the ones used in skin closure. The "corset "sutures are usually deep not absorbable and are not expelled by the body. TThey get infected either at the time of surgery or if the skin on top of them is not together and bacteria go down to the sutures causing a small localized infection. When that happens the body ends up getting rid of the suture to resolve the infection..