Is it normal for incision stitches to hurt when I touch it?

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I had rhinoplasty four days ago and I am using the anti bactereal cream on my incision stitches and around my nostrils. When I try to clean my nose with q-tips I slightly touch my incision and it hurts badly. Is this normal? Are my stitches broken?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I do not recommend manipulation of incisions early in recovery.  I would ask your plastic surgeon about what is normal.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Robert H. Hunsaker, MD · Answer

Only with an examination can you know if they are broken. It is noraml for there to be sensitivity as the nose is a sensitive structure. I believe the less fuss made about the incision by the patient, the better. Too much irritation by all the attention.

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