1 year post brow lift. Incision wound opened up with white suture material poking out & yellowish fluid w/swelling at incision?

Thank you for your question. While it should be acceptable to remove the permanent sutures, I suggest that you discuss your procedure, best practices in healing, and your recovery expectations in greater depth with your board certified facial plastic surgeon. We want to make sure patients feel safe and secure with their board certified facial plastic surgeons.
Best wishes,

Yes, it should be OK to remove the permanent sutures at this point.  As long as the arcus marginalis (connective tissue layer at the brow bone) was released at the time of surgery, the brow should have now permanently healed and adhered to the underlying bone in a new and higher position.  This should no longer be dependent on a suture to keep it there.  When performing an endoscopic browlift, I only use dissolving or resorbing suspension material without evidence of drop after the suspension material is gone.  

Your description sounds consistent with a minor infection around the suture material.  This is fairly uncommon but is a known potential issue when using permanent sutures underneath the skin.  For that reason I prefer long-lasting but dissolvable deep sutures.  They typically last for 3 or 4 months, and by that time the body has healed itself well enough that the extra support from the sutures is no longer needed.A suture infection is typically an easy procedure to treat in the office.  I would defer to the advice of your original surgeon regarding the specifics of your case.