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3 weeks post laparoscopy, dissolvable stitches have fallen out but there are small red dots where the stitches were, what are these, will they go?

5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Ask your surgeon: I do not know how the sutures were placed. The dots may just be a reaction where the suture was & will resolve over a few weeks. Watch for increasing redness or signs of infection. See your surgeon for an examination.

Answered 6/15/2016

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Temporary: Those red dots are your body's inflammatory response. That's perfectly normal and expected and will fade over the coming weeks. A year from now you will have a hard time seeing the scar.

Answered 3/20/2015

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Probably: The sutures allow bacteria into the skin causing small infections, with the sutures gone those red dots should resolve.

Answered 3/5/2013

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