Does everyone have stitches?

[Lisa*in*NJ 0]

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not but here it goes.

Does everyone have stitches that need to be removed? I have read of some people going to have their stitches out, but others have never mentioned it.

just wondering

[Barb 0]

Lisa,

I have stitches but I do not have them removed. So no, not everyone has stitches that need to be removed.

[loopylou 0]

I have disolvable ones - just the tail end sticks out - it gets a bit itchy as it heals, but they are mostly gone now.

[giveyouthemoon 4]

No stitches, just glue and LOTS of it.

[I'llsucceed 1]

No stitches, just glue and LOTS of it.

Me too- disolvable sticthes on the inside only

[Parvathi 2]

I had the disolvable ones, w/ the ends sticking out, but it took several weeks (about 5, cause they were still there when I got my first fill) before they went away altogether.

[princess_n_thep 2]

Glue for me too! It was WONDERFUL!!! No steri strips and no itchy stitches (I am super skin sensitive!)

[liberty2003 0]

I had Staples in mine..They were removed on monday..I have steri stripes over the port area...

Kristen

[Carrie Daniels 0]

I also had the super glue.....it was great. You can bathe right away and within a week, lots of the glue had peeled off.

[HotLikeMe 0]

My glue is gone and most of my scabs are gone too - but, I have a piece of what looks like fishing line (appx 1/4 inch) sticking out of the end of my largest scar. Is this a dissolvable stitch? If so, how long does it take to dissolve?

Parvathi - is that what yours looked like?

[TraumaNurse 1]

I had steri-strips on all 5 of my incisions.

[KarenB 0]

Kind of a glue/betedine over the whole stomach area. No steri-strips. Could shower right away.

[nickie456 0]

I had glue and steri-strips, my surgery was 10 days ago, all the steri-strips have

came off except on the port.

[Zoe 6]

Steri-strips for me. As you can see, each doctor is different, and some doctors may use different closing methods for different patients. Ask your doctor to see what he/she has in mind.

[burnsun 27]

GLUE! And I loved it! My scars look as small as little mosquito bites and even my port scar is hardley visible unless you get into "partner" range