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Stitches - Is this an infection? Would I need to re-stitched so I would have a deep dent in after healing? Help pls... (photo)

veronica271988Dec 10, 2014
Just had a lipo and my stitches were removed 3 weeks after surgery. Is this incision infected?? Will I have a deep dent after healing completely? Help pls.. Thank you,

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Dr. Vishnu Rumalla, MD
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Dr. Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
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Dr. Robert Sleightholm, MD
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Answered on Dec 11, 2014
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Dr. Stephen M. Davis, MD, FACS
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Dr. Paul Silverstein, MD (retired)
Dr. Paul Silverstein, MD (retired)
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Dr. George Commons, MD (retired)
Dr. George Commons, MD (retired)
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