Welcome to another #facialplasticsfriday with Dr. Brace!
Today we're going to continue with facelift complications talking all about scars (incisions) & sutures!
One of the most common phone calls we get after facelift surgery is from patients stating they still have stitches in and that we must have missed them in their initial follow up.
This is not the case as there are two different types of sutures used in facelift surgery and some of them are meant to come out at the one-week mark but some are not.
Listen in as Dr. Brace discusses the reasons why and shows us the incision lines made during facelift surgery.
Types of sutures used:
~ Prolene - non-absorbable and meant to be removed at the one week mark
~ Monocryl - dissolvable & can take a few months to dissolve.
~ Vicryl - braided absorbable suture that is very tough & strong and is meant to take months to dissolve but is typically removed at the one-month mark if they have not already fallen out.
~ Chromic Gut or Gut - meant to dissolve quickly in the first two weeks
Sometimes the dissolvable sutures will be expelled by your body instead which is a totally normal part of the healing process. So if you ever notice a clear or white suture material or strings that look like a fishing line coming out from your skin, that's a dissolving stitch that's making its way out!
As always, send us your questions, and happy weekend!
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