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Irritation/allergic Reaction to Sutures? (photo)

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I am 3wks po TT, lipo and umb hernia repair.1 wk after I noticed one area of my abd incision getting red and drainging a sm amount of sero/sang fluid w/an area of swelling. I was aspirated to check for a seroma (-).I saw my ps weekly for this non healing wound that is now the size of a quarter w/some tunneling.I pack the wound. He states its localized and a reaction from the dissolvable sutures. Can I be having a reaction to sutures inside? I do not want to be abscessing inside also.

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