I have an internal stitch that has surfac

Sorry... It has surfaced to the skin at one of my incision sites. I'm 5 weeks out. Anyone else had this??? I remember having his after my tummy tuck years ago but they were clear... And I could gently pull them out. This one is purple and is stuck and wont come out. Any advice????

Don't pull it! Yes, it happened on all mine.

Dr. said just wait til it falls off on its own...some took 3 weeks after they surfaced.

You can trim them but do not pull

Yep. I clipped mine of with sanitized nail clipper. Nit roo close to the skin though. That's what my surgeon said to do.

Interesting!

Are these the staples from your stomach line?? I has no idea that start wandering! Omg

No, they are not the staples from your stomache. Those are permanent and attatched to our stomaches inside our bodies.

These are dissolvable sutures at the incision sites.

WHAT! Does that happen to everyone?

No, it doesn't happen to everyone and its very minor...no worries.

WOAH!! What!?!??!!? Staples inside your stomach just start pokin through???

I have the sane issue and also had if with my gallbladder removal several years ago. Surgeon just said what everyone else has posted. Trim it with a sanitized nail clipper but don't pull on it.

I had my GP snip mine off. It healed up well after that........then I had another poke out just above the scar. After a good soak in the bath it came out completely.

I had the same thing happen to me at my 6 week appointment. It came through on my largest incision and to be honest, since it took so long for that one to heal, I thought it was just a little bit of scab that was hanging on. The doctor just grabbed the end of it, pulled it up a little and snipped it off. All seems well now!

WOAH!! What!?!??!!? Staples inside your stomach just start pokin through???

Nope. They are sutures from the incisions. No big deal.

Thanks everyone... Makes me feel better. I just trimmed it and it seems fine. happy new years eve!

Now this is happening to me. Surgeon said to snip them. I thought they were falling back inside because they got shorter but now they are back. If they are out of my body they won't dissolve. How will they go away? They poke out of a scar.