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My nephew have surgery of meckel's diverticulum.
He have 12 stitches in right side of stomach.
All stitches are cut now.
But after 2 weeks of cutting stitches. 1 thread is seeing. Thread stitches left is cutted part or thread.
It is inside. unable to pull out with fingers or nails. Unable to catch by fingers or nails.
Will it come out automatically?
will it create problems in future?
I am applying Mupricon ointment on stitches.
Plz tell what to do.
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Just visit your surgeon show it to him
Not to worry
It's just a stich
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Visit a surgeon and get it cut at Hospital
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do not try cutting it yourself
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Can't see any stitch here..
Suggest a close up photo
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
Pull it up and cut as deep as possible
Nothing to worry
Keep wound clean
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