Dissolvable stitches

by Jemmy 5th August 2009, 3:22 pm

Did anyone have these? How did you find them? Did they take ages to dissolve or did they go quite quickly?

I've been told I'll be having 3 layers of dissolvable ones, no chance of them falling out

by cakey_baby 5th August 2009, 3:25 pm

I had them Jem, they take about 3 weeks to fully dissolve i think but everyones different i had a lot of scabbing from them until week 5 but i think im a slow healer anyway!

x x x

by Jemmy 5th August 2009, 3:28 pm

Wow! That long. That is a surprise. Just hope they don't get caught in the scabs. I hate scabs

by gotsomeboobs 5th August 2009, 3:32 pm

I have them too jem, app mine have all healed up nicely already the nurse said she was shocked at how well I healed xxx

by Emma 5th August 2009, 3:38 pm

I still have a stitch left in right boobs at 6 weeks post op, the nurse said it will come out when its ready

by gotsomeboobs 5th August 2009, 3:39 pm

*almost healed lol not fully jus re read what i wrote

by cakey_baby 5th August 2009, 3:39 pm

Jemmy wrote:Wow! That long. That is a surprise. Just hope they don't get caught in the scabs. I hate scabs

Yeah mine did take a while to heal hun but i had problems with the scabs im sure yours will heal a lot quicker.

x x x

by natalia 5th August 2009, 3:53 pm

i had them to and at 6 weeks they were gone but one stitch which the nurse took out
xxx

by Mia 5th August 2009, 3:54 pm

Jemmy you are looking for a hurdle me thinks :evil: Hysterical

Mine I never seen...just dissolved and no scabs, bumps, lumps etc. I had my dressings removed I think 10 days after, and just cleaned and they were ready for the vit. e and micropore tape and blissfull shower.

Deep breaths...relax....think happy thoughts..... Dr Lurve

xxxxx

by Jemmy 5th August 2009, 4:07 pm

mia wrote:Jemmy you are looking for a hurdle me thinks :evil:

Mine I never seen...just dissolved and no scabs, bumps, lumps etc. I had my dressings removed I think 10 days after, and just cleaned and they were ready for the vit. e and micropore tape and blissfull shower.

Deep breaths...relax....think happy thoughts..... xxxxx

no no just curious really. Hadn't thought much about the stitches and I know I'm a bugger for picking at things. I would say I'm quite a fast healer so fingers crossed I'll be just like you Mia.

Bet the first proper shower is heaven. Not liking the thought of shallow bath and wet wipes for the old arm pits. It's a small price to pay. Think I had better buy my oh a peg lol

by Mia 5th August 2009, 4:17 pm

Peg would be very helpfull Hysterical

If you heal well and your surgeon is good...you should be fine!! I am a smoker :evil: and I am pleased. However, if they do need removed Jemmy they dont hurt and they are minute and will have broken up and do just about fallout. Something you could mention to surgeon before to ensure he does his bestest needlework!!! He should have explained to you how he does it and the length of the incision too
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xxxx

by sammii 5th August 2009, 4:21 pm

i've also had these - like mia i've never seen them but when I saw my PS on monday he said that the incisions had healed really good so I now have no dressings or tape...just the incisions and e45 cream!

did anyone else get slightly freaked out by the sight/thought of their incisions more so than the op itself? i've only seen mine the once and they made me feel all funny Shocked

!! altho i'd rather have disolvable stitches than proper ones, they don't feel too nice!

x

by Jemmy 5th August 2009, 5:51 pm

mia wrote: Something you could mention to surgeon before to ensure he does his bestest needlework!!! He should have explained to you how he does it and the length of the incision too.

He did tell me that the incision would be 5cm long, but depends on how well the implant goes in. He did also say that he will stitch me up in 3 separate layers working from inside out (obv!!) Hysterical

He's really good, my friend is thrilled with how everything turned out, her scars are so neat and tidy I have 100% faith in him Dr Lurve

by Jessica 5th August 2009, 6:02 pm

I have a bit of stitch sticking out of the side of one of my incisions - it' really annoying! The rest have all gone though xx

by **nads** 5th August 2009, 6:06 pm

I had them too and didnt have any problems and not sure when they dissolved because I didnt have any sticking out or anything x

by angelkitten1 6th August 2009, 11:41 pm

i think most peple have the disolving stitches hunny, tbh i prefer them as it's just the little knots that need snipping after a week or however long for your particular surgeon.
non disolving stitches would need removing and i think this would be more uncomfortable, i have never had any problems with my stitches at all and ive had a few other ops besides the b/a's.
don't worry yourself hun.
xxx

by Jemmy 7th August 2009, 6:51 am

I've never had to have stitches before going to be a totally new experience for me

by **RoxyChick** 7th August 2009, 11:13 am

cakey_baby wrote:I had them Jem, they take about 3 weeks to fully dissolve i think but everyones different i had a lot of scabbing from them until week 5 but i think im a slow healer anyway!

x x x

I was the same. I still had a stitch poking out at 4 weeks post op.

xx

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