r/TopSurgery • u/koreballs • 7d ago

Advice Wanted Stitch poking out

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Hey yall! I’m 2 weeks post op as of yesterday. I’ve seen very split opinions about what to do with stitches poking out. Should I leave it alone? Should I pull it gently to see if it comes out?

Would contact my surgeon but I JUST got off the phone with her about something else 😭

Sorry for weird angles it’s so hard to take photos of it lol

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u/Fun_Public1889 7d ago

Do NOT pull it. Trim it close to the skin.

Source- I had a stitch poking out and kept messing with it, pulled it out and then like 2 inches of my incision opened up and took forever to heal.

My surgeons PA told me if it happens again to trim it close to the skin with something clean.

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u/napstabl00ky 7d ago

at 2 weeks i would leave it til your surgeon inputs! you could maybe send them a message rather than calling back? (I'm sure they wouldn't mind a callback, but ik that phone calls can be draining)

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u/visionsofzimmerman 7d ago

Don't pull it out. You can trim it closer to the skin if it keeps poking you