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When do cesarean section stitches dissolve?
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Please ask your OB: Depends on what kind was used your OB knows that.
Answered 9/28/2016
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2-3 weeks: Different stitches are used on parts of a cesarean section. Most have dissolved within 2-3 weeks.
Answered 9/28/2016
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