Remove stitches after nose surgery yourself (inflamed)?
Hey, I had my nose surgery almost 3 weeks ago, but unfortunately there is a stitch/thread quite far out in my right nostril and it was really annoying. The area around my right nostril is now red and slightly swollen, I think it became inflamed because of the thread. It also hurts a little when I touch the thread. My question now is, can I pull it out myself? My only fear is that it will deform my nostril or something, because I don't know if this thread is important for giving my nose a certain shape, etc. I'm really just worried about the external changes once I pull it out. Does anyone know anything about this? About the surgery: My nasal septum was straightened, my nostrils were made smaller, my turbinates were made smaller, and a few cosmetic changes were made too.
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Prohibiting it is not, but certainly not!
After 3 weeks, there's probably nothing to deform. The danger is more likely to risk further inflammation if you pull the old thread through the whole wound.
I'm rather surprised that after 3 weeks you still have threads.
Yes! The attending doctor knows about it!
My attending doctor is unfortunately 2 hours away by car and no one goes to the phone:(he also told me that the self-dissolving threads are
if there are self-resolving threads, you don't have to pull. If the wound is inflamed and you don't get the doctor on the phone, try your pediatrician, he can hopefully help you. I wouldn't do anything about it
Thank you, but I still got him yesterday. He allowed me to pull the thread himself. I got it good and everything is great
No, you can't. There's the post-care appointment.
I don't have a post-care appointment. He said I should report to him on problems, but he's 2 hours away from me, so in Düsseldorf
Then the threads are self-resolving and should remain in it for so long.