My drains were placed on my pubis, when my surgeon removed them he cut the stitches, cleaned the area and dressed it, said the holes would close in a few days. Today I was taking photos of my incisions and I noticed that what I thought was all scab appears to have sutures entwined in the scab, I don't want to disrupt the scab but these are not dissolvable stitches, I lifted the edge of the scab and the stitch appears to be connected. What should I do? Seeing my surgeon is not an option
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June 16, 2015
Answer: Wound care should be dictated by your own surgeon.