Multiple Suture Granulomas: A Rare Complication of Abdominoplasty

Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 9

Abstract

Suture granulomas can occur after any surgical procedure and cosmetic surgical operations are no exception. But occurrence of multiple suture granulomas after abdominoplasty is very rare. The author successfully managed one such female reporting with anterior abdominal wall lumps and sinuses after two years of abdominoplasty. Keywords: Suture granuloma, Abdominoplasty, Polydioxone, Sinus, Excision

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Azzam S. Al-Kadi

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Azzam S. Al-Kadi (2014). Multiple Suture Granulomas: A Rare Complication of Abdominoplasty. Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2(9), 590-592. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-375598