What is the best way to deal with dried blood without disturbing the stitches?

Thanks so much for reaching out.  Hydrogen peroxide helps dissolve away dried blood.  Just make sure you are not too vigorous that you disturb your healing incision.  Speak with your surgeon directly to get the OK to do this.  I usually tell my patients to leave it alone.I hope this helps :) 

I have my patients use half strength hydrogen peroxide on a q-tip to clean along the incision lines after rhinoplasty.  The peroxide will help dissolve the blood so aggressive rubbing isn't necessary.  

Hello and thanks for the question. One effective way to minimize crusting along sutures lines is to use a q-tip soaked in hydrogen peroxide and to gently cleanse the area.  If the crusting is inside your nose you can use saline sprays every few hours to keep things moist. I would recommend discussing these options with your surgeon and see what they prefer.