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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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How Long Does It Take Dissolving Stitches To Dissolve In Ankle

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Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

my medial malleolus screw implant was removed 4 days back with 2 stitches on the surgical site doc said he will remove stitches after 2 weeks my ankle feels fine and strong now but im finding it hard... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

3 inch incision to remove tissue from ankle. Stitches ready to come out. Patient notices some redness around area. Continues to treat with noes potion. Is redness normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Muhammad Ahmad MD

I fell and scraped both shins on the bucket of a skid steer. One leg had 11 stitches the other just had about an inck of pealed skin. I also have a chipped bone in my ankle on that leg and wore a soft ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I had ankle reconstruction surgery (bro strum Gould repair and arthroscopy ) on August 16. I had ... stitches and healing looked good and a non waterproof fibreglass cast was put on (now non weight bearing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

Fell and bust head wide open> 7 dissolving stitches under skin amd 14 stitches on top. Stitches put in 9 days ago. 2 days ago i started getting a lump on my forehead under the stitches.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)

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Dr. ARUNESH UPADHYAY MD

not getting a burning sensation where my stitches are on the right side of my right ankle. The left ... protect my ankle from moving. So I cant see the stitches. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. ARUNESH UPADHYAY ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Sudhir Kumar MD

I cut my ankle on Labor Day. The cut was about 2 inches long and I received 4 stitches. I had the stitches removed on sept 10. The last dew days I have been having clear discharge draining from... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Hari Om Chandrakar MD

On Monday, my husband hit hid leg into the iron at work (ironworker)....he got 4 stitches to the area between his knee and ankle, in the front....a few hours later, he developed edema next to it, lump ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hari Om Chandrakar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Swapnendu Sekhar Ghosh MD

A metal gate bounched back in my ankle on Tuesday night resulting in a very deep open wound the whole way right to left around my ankle. I received 12 stitches have torn ligaments and slight damage to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Swapnendu Sekhar Ghosh ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Sunil Jangid MD

I got stitches a few days ago and they are extremely sore I can t walk or put any pressure on my foot it is leaking puss and one of the stitches look embedded into my skin could it be infected ? It is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Jangid ( HIV AIDS Specialist)