Pulled Dissolvable Stitch out After Rhinoplasty

Hi Denver gal,
As one of my fellow residents in training used to say, "NTW". Not to worry. The stitches could be removed after 5-7 days without affecting the outcome of your rhinoplasty. The time that dissolvable sutures take to dissolve varies depending upon the moisture, between 10 to 21 days. Do not pull too vigorously on anything else though.
My fellow resident also was fond of saying, "Jacuzzi to me Stat!” which sounds like a good idea for me right about now.
Be well and enjoy your new nose.
Dr. P

In my practice, I advise patients to never put anything inside their nostrils to clean their noses. Instead, I have developed a detailed protocol as to how to use water effectively clean the nose without disturbing tissue or sutures. Nonetheless, if you have pulled a dissolvable suture, the likelihood of your doing permanent damage is slight, as the sutures usually need to remain for a week or so for the skin and mucosa to heal, and are generally no longer needed after that. They usually dissolve on their own after about 2-3 weeks. As a specialist in rhinoplasty surgery, I often remove or trim these sutures during patients’ follow-up visits. If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your surgeon to discuss your questions and concerns. That’s what we are here for!

Thanks a lot for writing to us,sometimes this events happen accidentally make sure you tell this to your surgeon next time you have your post op check,but definetly wont affect your recovery,The time that dissolvable sutures take to dissolve will varies in the mnoisture of your nose it will take a few weeks to,dependimg in the post op that you are having,be careful and good luck with you recovery . 

The absorbable stitches inside the nose can be removed and will not effect the eventual result. The problem happens if all of the stitches are removed in the first week as that would allow skin edges to open  up. RegardsDr. Janjua

Thanks for your question. Accidentally removing 1 dissolvable stitch a week after surgery likely won't have any negative impact on your results. Although you should still be careful with your remaining sutures, this is not an emergency situation. Good luck with the remainder of your recuperation.

We use dissolvable Chromic sutures in the nose during rhinoplasty surgery, and it is common for these to fall out, or become dislodged with cleaning during the first month postoperative. You may wish to place a call to your surgeon for reassurance, but in our practice, this is common and expeted during the healing process.Hope this helps you.Dr Joseph