7 years post-op: Tonight I found 1.5cm of 'fishing line' coming out of my breast. What do I do?

May 5, 2017
Asked By:sim16one in Melbourne, AU

I had a breast reduction 7 years ago. I just found about 1.5cms of what looks like fishing line coming out of the edge of my areola. Ummm...now what please? All the other posts I have read have been about stitches appearing reasonably close (in time) to the operation. This is 7 years. And, could it be making me sick?

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