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Belly Button Suture and Drainage

I am 22 days post op FTT. First six days, belly button healing nicely.Day 7, belly button bleedingred, pussy drainage. On day 10,at office saw another surgeon who saw "exposed suture and hole". Said to expect drainage as swelling would come out the hole. She applied silver nitrate and prescribed peroxide and sulfadine 2x daily. Today still leaking yellow puss and bloody at BB bottom. My surgeon did not even look inside it last week. Said wait 2 more wks. Should the suture be removed for healing?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by sdgapeach in Decatur, GA

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Belly Button Suture and Drainage

Yes you need wound care instructions and possible suture removal to allow healing. Seek better medical care by either demanding to be seen or obtain a second opinion.

Belly button drainage

You may have an infected suture and should be removed. Have your surgeon re-evaluate you to rectify the problem. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.

Donald Nunn, MD, DDS

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Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Belly button

I suggest seeing your surgeon. doubt there is anything seriously wrong. you may have an internal stitch for which removal will solve the problem

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Without pictures and a clinical exam it is really difficult to determine the best advice for you, however, you sound like you are seeing your plastic surgeon frequently which is the best thing to do. That said, if you have a suture that is visible in the wound it should be removed. Most often, exposed sutures can be the source of a chronic non-healing wound that continues to drain. Keep the area very clean and use water and soap on this area daily. Also, apply triple... more

Erez Sternberg, MD

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