LBL: 4 wks out and I think stitches are coming out!

I know I read about some of you talking about splitting or spitting stiches or something like that.  I think that is happening.  I feel really sharp tiny things poking up just below the skin along the incision line.  Probably about 7 of them at different places.  It is really starting to bug me.  I almost wish I could just pull it out.  Do you just leave it alone?  What happens?

Other than that I feel great.  I've been working out every day either walking or eliptical for 4 miles or riding the stationary bike for 8 miles.  I still have swelling but not as bad as the begining.  I can sleep any way I want in bed and life is starting to feel more normal.  I still feel like I had surgery and looking forward to 8-12 weeks where I might actually forget I had the surgery......except for the results of course! LOL  Love the results!

Yup! That's what I had!! Honestly? I took the tweezers to them. Couldn't stand it. Lol

How funny!!!!  I have almost done that a couple of times but stopped myself.  Did you wait until they poked through the skin to pull them?

Ya - I didn't do anything until they were poking out.  Sometimes I tried pulling them with tweezers, and a few times they just popped right out.  Other times they were "stuck" so I clipped them with the nail clippers. 

My plastic surgeon pulled them out for me. I think I went back 3 times, and I can feel another one just under the skin, and I'm almost 4 years out!

Wow!!  that is a long time to still have this happening.  I have an appointment next Friday so if I haven't broken down and pulled it myself then I will show him and hopefully he can get them all.

I just left mine and they eventually fell out or your PS can take thwm out for u

At least I know I won't unravel!!  LOL

I had them and I posted about them lol!!!  I had them in my breast lift incisions, b/c the skin is so thin (over implants).  Anyway, Mine would fester up and then surface.  Luckily, I never got an infection but I kept the area super clean.  When I'd pull mine, it would leave a hole but I managed to keep them clean.  My Dr. said it's completely normal, it happens all the time and all you can do is let them surface.  You can pull them if you want or just let them work out on their own.  I pulled one out that was over 4" long!  But I also had one that was not coming loose and no matter how hard I pulled, it would hurt.  When I had a check up, the Dr. yanked it after I was terrified of something coming undone.  Either way, if they're coming to the surface and you're 4 weeks out, things are healed up.

So good to know!!!  I have been playing phone tag since yesterday with my Dr. office.  I don't think they are too worried because they didn't even try to call me bac****il today.  Of course they finally call back when I had gone down the hall to the restroom.  argh!!