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Internal stitch peaking out!

I'm post op 1 month, ( sleeved dec 10th.) Healing up well, incisions closed. I looked down last night and saw stitches ( thread) popping out the side of the healed incision. No drainage, dry stitches. Has anyone had this happen? If so, do they need to be cut?

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    I have not had this happen but I would call surgeon before doing anything at home.

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One of my healing incision started to ooze a tiny amount of pus. I saw my surgeon, and he said to leave it alone, it would be fine. Left it open to air, and over a few days it did look better. Then last Friday, it starts oozing again. I called him and he said to clean a few times daily with peroxide. So I did, and by Saturday it looked better. Well, last night I notice a string hanging out of one side of the incision and when I pulled it, it came out a bit. Pulling any more hurt. Tonight, it's still there and now there is a string hanging out of the other side...yuck.

I'm post op 1 month, ( sleeved dec 10th.) Healing up well, incisions closed. I looked down last night and saw stitches ( thread) popping out the side of the healed incision. No drainage, dry stitches. Has anyone had this happen? If so, do they need to be cut?

Yes!!!! This happened to me in three of mine! I pulled it out a bit and cut it with some baby scissors, I also got a staple out to! I think that's why it took so long for mine to heal and got a mild infection in my largest incision. But I healed with some antibiotics n so far it seems everything has healed up just fine

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