Pulled out a dissolvable stitch five days after surgery, will this affect me?

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I had a HUGE clump of dried blood near the tip of my nostril, and it started getting too annoying. It started coming off, and I got tempted to just pull it off. I pulled it off and i also pulled off a dissolvable stitch. There is no blood coming out, but I am really scared and worried. My surgery was 4/2/2014 and it is now 4/7/2014. It does not hurt and it feels the same

Jamil Ahmad, MD · Answer

It is common to have dried blood in the nostrils following rhinoplasty. In most cases there are incisions placed just inside the nose for rhinoplasty and sutures to close these. Blood can tend to dry in this area. If you removed some of this dry blood and accidentally removed a suture a few days after surgery, it is unlikely that you damaged anything deep such as the cartilage. The skin incisions heal very quickly after rhinoplasty. If you had a lot of bleeding after the dried blood was removed, you may have opened the incision slightly - this should heal without a problem. If you are concerned, you should contact your surgeon and describe what happened to get the appropriate guidance.

Vartan Mardirossian, MD · Answer

I don't think that this is going cause any problems with healing. Make sure you don't manipulate the area until you see your plastic surgeon next.

Richard J. Brown, MD · Answer

It is not likely that you caused any problem with this move. The best thing is for you to see your surgeon to make sure all is ok.

Roy A. David, MD · Answer

Dear Stemeh, thank you for your question. Consider following up with your surgeon to
monitor your progress and see if any intervention is necessary.   Best of Luck.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

I can understand your concern but think, without an examination, you should heal fine.  See your surgeon though to relieve your mindDr Corbin

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