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Laura1974 · 02-08-2007, 02:16 AM

Hi ladies! How long did it take for your dissolvable stitches to dissolve? I swear I can feel a stitch under my scar (crease) but I thought they'd be dissolved by now. ???????? Thanks! -Laura

devin · 02-08-2007, 08:07 AM

how long ago was your op?

im 9 days out - have dissolvables - theyr still in there though.

not sure how ong they last

Jiggle · 02-08-2007, 11:03 AM

I think it sometimes takes a while for them to completely dissolve. Many women "spit" a stitch around 4 weeks or so.... so it'd be normal to still have them at that point. I think I still felt mine at about 2 months. But now they're completely gone.

HTH!

Lauralihu · 02-08-2007, 12:35 PM

Mine are all gone in the righty - but the lefty still has quite a few bumps in the incision. Looking forward to them being gone!

Ema · 02-08-2007, 05:44 PM

I'm so glad you posted this question. I'm 4 weeks PO, and am just starting to "spit stitches".......very frustrating!!!! When will I finally be back to normal?!?!?!?

Rachael · 02-08-2007, 10:36 PM

From my veterinary knowledge your absorbable suture material will completely absorbed by 180d. (Because i assume that your surgeon would have used PDS or Maxon suture material and that is what it is for those materials). You shouldnt feel it though for that long.

(However it loses most of its tensile strength by 20-40days).

Best advice is not fiddle with it- or it is an elizabethan collar for you!! LOL

Rachael

Laura1974 · 02-09-2007, 01:06 AM

Thanks for your posts. What the heck is "spitting stitches"? Thanks! --Laura

goldy · 02-09-2007, 02:09 AM

I had disolvable stitches, and still do. I am 3 mos post op, and I can feel one under the skin. My PS has removed one or two at every post op visit. She says sometimes they stay in there for 5 months!

Jiggle · 02-09-2007, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura1974

Thanks for your posts. What the heck is "spitting stitches"? Thanks! --Laura

Spitting a stitch is when part of your stitch sort of moves out toward your incision. Your body sort of rejects it. So eventually, it'll show up like a pimple at your incision site and then you can remove it. I guess they call it "spitting" because it's sort of like your body spitting out the remains of your sutures. I almost had this but it never came out.

discobisco1 · 02-09-2007, 03:38 PM

hi all,

im 4 wks post op now and i have 1 more left to come out..so its a bad idea to mess with it then?? i just want it out now too..

Nanny66 · 02-09-2007, 03:46 PM

Yes I had some internal stitches that needed to find their way out...just leave them and they will eventually 'spit' if theyre hard just keep them clean and moisturized

02-08-2007, 02:16 AM	#1
Laura1974 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CA (Central Coast) Sign: Posts: 49 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	dissolvable stitches... Hi ladies! How long did it take for your dissolvable stitches to dissolve? I swear I can feel a stitch under my scar (crease) but I thought they'd be dissolved by now. ???????? Thanks! -Laura

02-08-2007, 11:03 AM	#3
Jiggle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,387 My Mood: Thanks: 46 Thanked 253 Times in 221 Posts	I think it sometimes takes a while for them to completely dissolve. Many women "spit" a stitch around 4 weeks or so.... so it'd be normal to still have them at that point. I think I still felt mine at about 2 months. But now they're completely gone. HTH! __________________ Dr. Anthony Berlet Cedar Grove, NJ August 16, 2006 350ccs - Crease - Low Profiles - Smooth - Round - Saline 5'4" 150 lbs

02-08-2007, 12:35 PM	#4
Lauralihu Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Sign: Posts: 118 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Mine are all gone in the righty - but the lefty still has quite a few bumps in the incision. Looking forward to them being gone! __________________ Laura 5'2", 117lbs, rc 29" ba 01/02/07 375cc mentor cogels partial, crease, mod+ pre ba - 34 small B/large A post ba - 34D

02-08-2007, 10:36 PM	#6
Rachael Dr Rachael to you! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia Sign: Posts: 856 Thanks: 129 Thanked 214 Times in 197 Posts	From my veterinary knowledge your absorbable suture material will completely absorbed by 180d. (Because i assume that your surgeon would have used PDS or Maxon suture material and that is what it is for those materials). You shouldnt feel it though for that long. (However it loses most of its tensile strength by 20-40days). Best advice is not fiddle with it- or it is an elizabethan collar for you!! LOL Rachael __________________ 27th Nov 2007 to 13th Jan 2008: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia

02-09-2007, 03:46 PM	#11
Nanny66 Nanny to Evie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Uk Sign: Posts: 5,006 Thanks: 914 Thanked 1,490 Times in 1,296 Posts	Yes I had some internal stitches that needed to find their way out...just leave them and they will eventually 'spit' if theyre hard just keep them clean and moisturized __________________

02-08-2007, 08:07 AM	#2
devin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 91 My Mood: Thanks: 45 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	how long ago was your op? im 9 days out - have dissolvables - theyr still in there though. not sure how ong they last

02-08-2007, 05:44 PM	#5
Ema Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida Sign: Posts: 173 Thanks: 32 Thanked 53 Times in 48 Posts	I'm so glad you posted this question. I'm 4 weeks PO, and am just starting to "spit stitches".......very frustrating!!!! When will I finally be back to normal?!?!?!?

02-09-2007, 01:06 AM	#7
Laura1974 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CA (Central Coast) Sign: Posts: 49 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks for your posts. What the heck is "spitting stitches"? Thanks! --Laura

02-09-2007, 02:09 AM	#8
goldy Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	I had disolvable stitches, and still do. I am 3 mos post op, and I can feel one under the skin. My PS has removed one or two at every post op visit. She says sometimes they stay in there for 5 months!

02-09-2007, 03:38 PM	#10
discobisco1 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 130 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	hi all, im 4 wks post op now and i have 1 more left to come out..so its a bad idea to mess with it then?? i just want it out now too..

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