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I had a lipoma surgery on my wrist 4 weeks back. My wound is largely healed but there is pain and tightness where the stitches were there. There is a bump sorts where the stitches were there. It looks weird not sure if this is how it is supposed to look. Can you pls advise ?
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Dr. Harishankar BGV
General Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. Going by the picture it looks like a thick scar and mild edema in the suture line.
Pain and Tightness(stiffness) is due to the evolving scar tissue.
I suggest you to do mild exercises on a daily basis. Even you can visit a physiotherapist for a therapy session. Size of the scar will slowly reduce upto 10 to 30% over the months but it not disappear.
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If you don't keep your wrist flexible the scar tissue will become strong and it will hamper your wrist movements.
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Dr. Tejasvi Kumar C
General Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Bangalore
This looks like a secondarily healed scar from your previous surgery. If there is swelling over the suture line you need to get a live consult from the general surgeon to closely examine it.
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