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A member asked:

I have yellowish-white drainage if i squeeze an incision that has healed over, surgery was in february, is this an infection?

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Have it checked: Yellow-white drainage sounds like pus, so you should certainly have a doctor check the incision site to see if there is a pocket of infection there. It may need to be re-opened to drain it, or you may need pill antibiotics.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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