C Section Stitches Dissolve

My doctor said they are staples and that he s sure they are dissolving fine.

C section stitches dissolve. You can begin once any stitches are removed from your c section and your doctor clears you and you ll likely have a better outcome if you get laser therapy sooner rather than later. Following a cesarean delivery a doctor may choose stitches that dissolve within a few weeks. Types of c section closures since you ll receive two incisions one in your abdomen and one in your uterus your surgeon will close both incisions.

It s easy to forget about your internal wound when all you can see is the exterior. A cesarean section is somewhere in between taking up to a few weeks. They are made of special materials that can remain in the body for an extended period of time.

On march 19 2020 absorbable sutures or dissolvable stitches do not need to be removed. At my 6 week check the doctor that performed the c section barely looked at me and i mentioned the stitches not dissolving right. Now he never touched me to examine me.

I had similar at about 5 weeks post c section. Sometimes the body pushes them out rather then dissolve them. Dissolvable absorbable stitches sutures are used to close wounds or surgical incisions typically inside the body.

Check with your ob gyn some perform laser therapy or consult a dermatologist or plastic surgeon. Assuming the doctor used a vicryl suture which most doctors use. You have many weeks of recovery ahead because you have internal stitches after a c section that needs to dissolve along with your external incision.

Fast forward to this week and i m still in a ton of pain. I spoke to my doctor at the 6 week check and he said as long as it s not hurting although it can be irritating or rub the skin over it i had a big overhang then it s fine. Some wounds or incisions are closed by a combination of dissolvable stitches.