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I got circumcised a month ago,had my dissolvable stitches removed,a stitch was accidentally left, which cant be pulled out it has caused a lump! and can be painful! sometimes uzes?
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Talk to your: Urologist. You may have a stitch abscess.
Answered 4/23/2015
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See a doc: See your doctor about having the suture removed. The fact that it is "oozing" may be indicative of an infection.
Answered 4/29/2015
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