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Steri strip has caused pain when removing them from under incisions, any suggestions?

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Hi, I'm just over three weeks post op (uplift and re-augmentation) and only took my steri strips off last night with difficulty.. they were peeling way with the scab. Some of the incision started seeping slightly.. and I put on another sterile plaster. Under the strips, there is still the stitches poking out. Today I've been having stinging and throbbing pain around the incision is 'this norm? I got the surgery in Prague and am now in the UK so I can't go back to the surgeon to look. Any advice welcome. 

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