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I have THREAD coming out of one of my incisions

Weirdest thing ever! I've googled it and it doesn't seem uncommon. For some reason my body didn't absorb it and now it's pushing it out! Calling the doctor for advice this AM!

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I had a few of those too. I tugged gently on them and most came right out.. The one that didn't, I just used a pair of nail clippers (new out of the package for sanitary reasons) and clipped it close to the skin. When I was nine years old, my family doctor let me take out my own stitches- he cut them and let me pull them out under his supervision.... and he pretty much created a monster that day.

I had the same thing. I just left them alone and they just finally absorbed or fell out. Not a biggie.

Makes me think that if you pull on it, it'll unravel everything....lol....I know it's not true, but it was the first thought that came to mind. Hope that pesky thread of yours disappears soon, whether with assistance or naturally.

It's just the dissolvable stitches poking out. You can either go to the doctor and he will snip it off for you or you can sanitize some scissors or nail clippers and snip it off to the skin. You could also just leave it alone and it will go away on its own, but mine bugged me till I just snipped it off.

my best friend who was sleeved a month before I was had the same thing happen to her. It freaked her out..She went to the doctor and he said no worries and snipped it off. Not a big deal at all!!

I pulled gently on mine, got it out and had no problems. This is normal :)

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