Hi im 7 days post op and in 4 days my doc is going to take off the stitches and the splints Today i realised a thick metal stitch coming out of the septum and hitting the nose skin. My question is should i wait 4 days until i go to dr office? And also can a big stitch like that cause septal perforation afterwards? Thank you
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February 2, 2019
Answer: Metal coming out of the nose after surgery
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