A 37-year-old member asked:

Is it okay to put bacitracin on my surgery area after stitches are removed?

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Dr. Ronald Obermananswered

Podiatry 33 years experience

Ask your doctor: Normally not a problem if normal healing occurs but check with your doctor to be sure.

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