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How Long Redness Go Away After Stitches

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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. Hari Charan Perigela MD

i recently got stitches took out my leg on the fifth of january and the spot where the stitces were is red around the sore is that normal its not bleeding or anything it jus looks as if its irritated ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hari Charan Perigela ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

10 days ok I cut my hand on a piece of glass. Went to urgent care , recived stitches had the stitches removed 6days later. The wound was stll open so the PA applied surgical glue & strips . Over the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Chander Mohan Singh MD

moderate throbbing pain in the left knee. little to no swelling full range of motion with no pain. no redness , when I was 7 or 8 years old hit left knee and split it open requiring 6 stitches ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chander Mohan Singh ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Raju A.T MD

i had 6 stitches on top of foot from a gash. really no pain for 3 days, with constant walking. this morning the foot hurts when i put pressure on it with just slight swelling. no infection or redness . i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

Two weeks ago I had total thyroidectomySurgery and most if the stitches were out last week except for twocentre stitches still there and I now I notice some redness and little pus around it. It is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I recently cut my elbow and had to get stitches about 7-8 days ago. The first few days everything seemed pretty normal until about a day or 2 ago. My stitches are VERY tight and are cutting into my skin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Som Lakhani MD

[Had large lipoma removed from upper back and neck area 2 weeks ago. Dr said I have disolveable stiches. No pain really, no fever. However the area around stiches and new scabs is red. No drainage. Is it normal to be so... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Som Lakhani ( Dermatologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Hi,just had keyhole surgery and got my stitches from my belly button removed today but its still sore and bit red,,what does this mean? i have more stitches that look like skin colour just wondering ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Lt Cdr ASN Bhushan MD

Hi I had an injury on my nose - hit the floor and it left a deep cut.. No stitches were required. Now its been more than 3 weeks but the wound still had redness ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lt Cdr ASN Bhushan ( General & Family Physician)