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I got 4 internal and 10 external sutures on my hairline. its been 10 days and its still hurting but no discharge. should i wait longer? no pcp toask

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Be evaluated: A visual inspection of the wound to see if it is healed enough to take out the stitches is helpful. Although this is somewhat a generalization, most sutures are removed at approximately the 2 week period because most repairs have attained approximately 95 percent of their tensile strength at that point.

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Answered 2/26/2019

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A member asked:

I got 4 internal and 10 external sutures on my hairline. its been 10 days and its still hurting but no discharge. should i wait longer? no pcp toask

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Dr Bansal and 2 doctors agreed

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