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

I recently had my kneecap removed and still have staples. Two days ago I noticed that the incision is red, very swollen and oozing. Today it's more painful and swollen that it's shiny, like plastic ... View answer

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

surgery back in 1981. Should I be concerned? Or is it just gas? Do staples last forever without ripping? ...Back in 1981 I had a bad bike accident. My spleen was ruptured and I had hundreds of staples... View answer

on the top and 3 inches on the bottom. After the original gallbladder surgery, I had the staples removed on the 10th day. After the second surgery the staples were removed on the... View answer

i had a surgery on my stomach...and staples were used to stitch my skin up...the result left is like a long swollen red line..can u please suggest ways to reduce this mark... ... View answer

I recently had staples put in my leg after surgery. After they were removed one of my cuts started to swell from underneath. I determined it was fluid build up. I took a needle and drained a... View answer

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

staples tomorrow too. what is causing the bleeding? do you know? do the staples need to stay in? ... View answer

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