Before I say anything I am gonna call my doctor in the morning but just curious if anyone had this happen ?

I was sleeved 3/30 and my largest incision ( to my left of my belly button) hasn't been healing on one side ... It'd scab and fall off and rescab ect. Well I finally had a good look at it and there's a STRING coming out of my incision. I thought they would have used dissolvable. And it's just now poking out.. It wasn't there a couple weeks ago. (It only popped out after my last scab fell off but it's still attached to it ) pic for clarity

I had the same issue but the stitch wasn't visible for over a month. It was a thick raised bump

The stitch wasn't hanging out of mine it was slightly poking out and I had a raised bump going on 6 weeks now. Doc said it will go away but I would def get it checked out

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I had that when I had my tubes done. Was sticking out of the incision in my belly button. My post op visit my dr just cut it. Said it was fine.

I'd still call the dr just in case

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It just needs to be snipped and pulled. Just give your doc a call.

I have had that happen with several of my surgeries, the last one being my gallbladder surgery. I normally get a hard little bump then it pops through. They are just going to have you come in, and they will pull on it, sometimes it will come out on it own, sometimes they will snip it. Then you will finish healing in a few days. Glad that you are found awesome otherwise!!!!

yes I've had this happen almost every time I have any surgery.....my theory is my body doesn't dissolve dissolvable stitches completely........The last time I was actually able to pull it out myself. You'll be fine and it will heal fine once it's gone.

Thank you all! Still trying to get through at my doctors office I'm glad to know its a normal thing

Once you get it cut off, buy some of these to flatten the scar out.

http://myscaraway.com/

Still waiting on call back from Doctor but it's itching horrible I just wanna rip it out lol jk I wouldn't do that

The doctors office told me to just clip it with sterile scissors

Just let it fall out naturally. Don't pull or snip it.

That looks so awful. My biggest incision is the width of my finger nail. But they just did glue

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Just let it fall out naturally. Don't pull or snip it.

Snip it, my dr has told me to do that before. I posted above it has happened with several of my surgeries. If you leave it like above said^^^ it could get infected. That is why they want you to use tweezers and hold it and clip it as close to the skin as possible. It might even just come out when you go to hold it with the tweezers.

I just cut mine out. No big deal. Just make sure you get it all out. Or contact your Doc.

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Edited May 12, 201610 yr by KLSUMM

I snipped and then pulled out all 5 of my sutures 2 weeks post-op. Came right out.

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