Can you go swimming with permanent sutures in your ear?

March 4, 2017
Asked By:Eleanora01 in Sydney, AU

It seems like going swimming in a pool and beach cause infections at the site of the sutures 1 year post op. Does this mean I can never go swimming again at the risk of infection? Is ther anything I can put on it or use to cover it when I'm in the water?

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