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Should I Be Concerned About The Knot Above The Incision Site?
I am 4 weeks post op from ankle surgery. I had a staph infection and the surgery was to clean the infection out. All stitches are out and incisions are closed. I noticed I have a blister/cyst like knot above one of the incision sites. I have a picc line and am taking deptomyacin to treat the staph. Should I be concerned about this knot? I keep my ankle elevated 24/7.
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
hi,,
as the wound gets healed,,,suture material sometimes pops out,,
if it is dissolvable suture ,nothing to worry,,,just check the inscission is sealed completely,,continue antibiotics as prescribed,,
if pus extrudes,,get back to ur doc,,
hope u r satisfied
regards
Dr Shyamala
as the wound gets healed,,,suture material sometimes pops out,,
if it is dissolvable suture ,nothing to worry,,,just check the inscission is sealed completely,,continue antibiotics as prescribed,,
if pus extrudes,,get back to ur doc,,
hope u r satisfied
regards
Dr Shyamala
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