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What is this yellow substance and should I remove it?

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Should I still be wearing a bandage? Please post photos or reference. Moh's surgery middle of forehead, at hairline. Dime to nickel size. Linear closure I think. Both stitches and staples, removed in 10 days. Doctor's opinion then - healing properly. Keeping the wound moist with Aquaphor and bandaged. Now 6 weeks after surgery. Open hole is not getting smaller. Not hot, red, or painful. Yellow, sticky "pus" like material fills the hole. No smell or ooze. Without removal of material, I wash the wound, apply Aquaphor and bandage. No photos or references online.

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Dr. Hooman Khorasani, MD
Answered on Oct 25, 2018
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Answered on Oct 21, 2018
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