Stitches

[Hightower13]

Hello ladies. I had my lap done last Thursday and wondered how long the stitches usually stay until they dissolve? The nurse said 3 days?? Also my stitches on the pelvis are a bit yellow and the skin is slightly red. Is that maybe an infection? Thank you

[Mummy1982]

Hi lovely.

My surgeon said 3 weeks if they disolvable but mine took longer and it caused a infection I ended up having the nurse pull part of the stitches out with some tweezers then it seemed to heal better.

I think you may have a infection from what you are describing I would contact your Gp asap hun.

Hope this helps and it's healing well for you soon .

Jo xx

[Hightower13 in reply to Mummy1982]

Thanks Jo. I will try and get appointment this afternoon xx

[Henners]

Hi, hope your recovery is going well. I think it really depends on the individual- I've had three laps and each time have had to had dissolvable stitches taken out as they wouldn't shift and got really uncomfortable after 2 weeks or so. In contrast my dad had da Vinci surgery and his stitches that were dissolvable completely disappeared within just a couple of days. Your skin is bound to be sore so I wouldn't worry too much but a nurse will always be able to put your mind at rest

[Hightower13 in reply to Henners]

Thanks Henners

[confusedandworried]

Hi, 6 laps and all with the so-called "dissolvable" stitches yet even the specialist has told me have them removed by your GP/Nurse practitioner after 10 days because they won't dissolve. Why they bother calling them dissolvable then is beyond me😝! All the best, x

[Hightower13 in reply to confusedandworried]

Thanks confusedandworried x

[Mitzy72]

I've never had any problems with the stiches not dissolving. Showing and normal care will generally get them to dissolve. I've had several laps, this is like my 7th.