Did my Doctor Forgot Some Stitches After Septoplasty?

The stitches used to close incisions inside the nose for septoplasty and rhinoplasty surgeries are usually dissolvable. These stitches are usually light brown or whitish in color and can take a few weeks to dissolve and fall out. Don't be alarmed if you notice them inside your nose after surgery. If a stitch is bothering you and has not yet dissolved, check with your surgeon about having it trimmed or removed. 

The clear sutures after septoplasty often are the absorbable type that will dissolve with time.  Sometimes these absorbable sutures come out on their own before they dissolve.  No worries.