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What Is The Cure For The Hardness On The Area Of Sutures?

my husband has an absess removal in the groin due to a removal of a catherer, with a bleeding artery, now after abouth 4 months in the aera next to the stiches feels very hard and when you touch it he does not feel pain but we are very concerned what to do, please can you advise us
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
Absorable sutures are usually gone by three months, if there is any hardness it is mainly due to hematoma, seroma, suture material ,fat necrosis,liposuction swelling.Be patient for 6 months to a year to be sure that this hardness is not permanent.

If there is any bleeding or discharge or pain from that area you should consult your surgeon for evaluation and to find the cause for the symptoms.
You can apply creams like allovera cream and momentasone cream for regression of the hardness but is is a gradual process, which will take some time.
Thank you.
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What Is The Cure For The Hardness On The Area Of Sutures?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Absorable sutures are usually gone by three months, if there is any hardness it is mainly due to hematoma, seroma, suture material ,fat necrosis,liposuction swelling.Be patient for 6 months to a year to be sure that this hardness is not permanent. If there is any bleeding or discharge or pain from that area you should consult your surgeon for evaluation and to find the cause for the symptoms. You can apply creams like allovera cream and momentasone cream for regression of the hardness but is is a gradual process, which will take some time. Thank you.