Hi there, please may i have some advice. I have had a consultation with my surgeon of choice but he has told me that he uses staples to close a TT? Is this good/normal practice? Frankly I hate the idea anddits putting me off using him. What do you think?
I'm allergic to a lot metals and I'm wondering how the incisions for a full TT are closed? Even the staples the surgeon used for my small incisions on my stomach from my appendectomy were rejected by my body and left the incisions seeping until my doctor removed them. Most of the normal sutures I've had were tolerated from other past surgeries and injuries, but I'm worried I won't be able to get a TT done if staples or any metal is used to close them so I thought I'd inquire.
I had a tummy tuck and thigh lifts. The thigh incisions are spitting staples. It looks like a zipper. I have removed at least 6 but can see another 15 or so. There are a couple on my stomach incision as well but nothing like the thighs. The nurse explained that my body is rejecting them. She also said this means they will never dissolve. It has been 4 weeks (I'm 11 weeks out) since any have broken through. Is she correct they won't dissolve. Is there anything I can do to improve my situation?
Can this resolve on it's own or will I have to get it removed? I seen my doctor yesterday and he clipped a small one that was sticking above my suture line in another location and the next day my skin was closed. However we didn't see this one or it just poked through today and it's causing a small hole. I'm just concerned it's going to get bigger before I see him in 3 weeks. I'm 4 weeks post op tummy tuck.
I'm 7 wpo from a tt with mr. I've a wound in the incision under my belly button that is about 1/2 dia and I can stick my pinky all the way into it. It tunnels along the incision line. I've been packing it with gauze and muciprocin (sp?) two times daily. It's not infected and it has naturally debrided. I went to my ps last week to have him check it. he removed a black metal thing and since then two more have come out on the gauze. what are these? are they OK? will i heal with them loose?
I just had a tummy tuck 18 days ago and 1 week ago at my PS took the staples out and saw that part of my incisions have opened up. He did not seem concerned. I have a giant hole in my mid incision that is not healing and it is still bleeding a lot of blood. I have been putting non stick gauze on it and wearing my compression garmet. I also air dry the area as well. I'm not a smoker and am very healthy. Will this heal normal? I'm afraid I will have a giant gash on my belly.
It was almost all the way healed. Then started slowly opening up and the little white dissolvable stables kept popping out. I am on week 8 and this is my stomach today. Dr says it will heal fine and no need to resuture it. Is that true? It hurts incredibly bad deeper than just topically. Suggestions of how to proceed?
I had full TT with umbilical and ventral hernia repair and muscle tightening 16 days ago, the staples have been removed. I noticed that the upper part of the scar kind of overlaps and also looks bulkier that the lower part. the cut is kind of open from the center but gets better toward the sides, there still liquid coming out but not too much my surgeon didn't put any drainages I used to have hourglass shape however after the surgery it looks different, is it normal? Is the scar going to close completely?
I am 4 weeks post-op from a mommy makeover. my doc used dissolvable staples under the skin but now they are painful and they are creating holes and popping out of my incision. He has removed 3 full ones and many other small partial ones. Is there a chance they will still dissolve or will my doctor have to remove them? is there anything i can do to help them dissolve. Help! Also the holes in the photos were infected so i have been using iodine and took a round of antibiotics as well.