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Is There a Stitch Poking Through my Skin After Rhinoplasty?

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I think there is a plastic stitch poking through one side of my columnella. Its been 9 months since my surgery and every other week or so I get a "pimple" in the same place on the side of my columnella, soreness, redness, pain, pussing, and also the surrounding area of my nose hurts. I thought it was a pimple or an ingrown hair, but I can feel the tip through my skin with my fingernails or tweezers and its hard plastic. The problem comes and goes. Could it be a permanent stitch? What can I do?

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