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A member asked:
My skin is growing over my stitches, they are prolene(non dissolving). should i be worried?
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Not really.: It's common for skin to grow over sutures. It may make them a little more difficult to remove, and the area may have to be numbed up a bit in order to remove them, but it's nothing to be concerned about. You may wish to call your surgeon and ask if he/she wants to take the sutures out a bit sooner than planned.
Answered 2/21/2019
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