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I had a tonsillectomy on april 28th and i still have dissolvable stitches in when should they come out?
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Dissolvable stitches stay in place until they dissolve. It's why they carry that name.
Answered 5/11/2022
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They will get absorbed or disintegrate and need not to be removed
Answered 5/26/2022
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