Brief Answer:
Watch out for signs of infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.

If I was the treating doctor I would have also put you on empirical antibiotic therapy either right after surgery or at the first sign of infection (redness, swelling, warmth, pain or tenderness). You did the right thing by starting empirical oral antibiotics. If you were my patient I would have advised you to continue it for 5 days.

You may use Povidone Iodine solution for wound asepsis, before covering it with sterile dressings.

Keep a watch on the signs of inflammation if there is any increase in redness, pain, swelling etc. The oral antibiotic would likely take care of the secondary bacterial infection. However, if the redness and pain continue to progress, it would be better to remove the stitches and let open the wound, to drain any pus/infection along with a full course of an oral antibiotic. If at all it is required to remove the stitches, the wound would then be allowed to heal by secondary intention.

Regards

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