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5 days post op rhinoplasty, I think my stitches are infected? (photo)

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Im on my 5th day since my surgery, my nose stitches started to build up scabs with yellow puss it getting bigger,i clean them twicw a day I dont know what I did wrong, and im having panic attacks every night :(

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