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Removal Of Staples After Surgery

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Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

After surgery for obstruction in small colon , incision became infected, staples were removed and now CAT scan shows abscesses in area of surgery, which now calls for more surgery.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Arif N Khan MD

is it normal? head spinning after a surgery. it was a surgery for uterus removal. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arif N Khan ( OBGYN)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

I had knee surgery 4 weeks ago. Staples were removed 2 weeks ago and now there are surgi strips over the wound. Should I be replacing the strips or wait for next dr visit in a week. I had a broken ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

Back in 1981 I had a bad bike accident. My spleen was ruptured and I had hundreds of staples to ... surgery back in 1981. Should I be concerned? Or is it just gas? Do staples last forever... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Shafi Ullah Khan MD

4 weeks ago I had surgery to remove melanoma . I ended up with 10 staples in my leg. I just got the staples out last week, and since then it has become infected, and very painful. My doctor prescribed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

and recommended removal of both ovaries..key hole...at my age dont need them....I am 3 days after surgery ..feeling OK...not much pain...staples out the end of this week, but what... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)
Dr. Dinesh Saini MD

I have had a gallbladder removal surgery last friday. They used staples to close it all up, but today when cleaning it and changing the bandaids I noticed red circles around the area the staples... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinesh Saini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dinesh Saini MD

I had a c-section four weeks ago, and had dissolvable staples put in. I have pulled two of the outer staples in just one week and have had some pain and bleeding . Is this normal, or should I seek ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinesh Saini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

I had rotator cuff surgery. 5 weeks later I had a pain and was discovered to have two staples in my shoulder (staples were only used to close the skin). I had surgery to remove the... View answer

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

I had surgery on my ankle and the doctor forgot to remove two Staples. The incision looks open ... removed the staples said it looked fine and rushed me out in 10 minutes because they were in a hurry.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)