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Had a chilectomy and have dissolvable stitches. i went back after 2 weeks to get the knots removed by the podiatrist but there is one knot/loop still there which i only noticed at home. will this fall off or should i pull it out/trim it off myself?

Q: had a chilectomy and have dissolvable stitches. i went back after 2 weeks to get the knots removed by the podiatrist but there is one knot/loop still there which i only noticed at home. will this fall off or should i pull it out/trim it off myself?

: If the sutures were dissolvable, it should fall off on its own. Give it a couple of days. If it has fallen off by then, you may try to cut it out though it would be preferable for your podiatrist to do that.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

If the sutures were dissolvable, it should fall off on its own. Give it a couple of days. If it has fallen off by then, you may try to cut it out though it would be preferable for your podiatrist to do that.

Dr Trantalis, DPM agreed

Answered 2/17/2023

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A member asked:

Had a chilectomy and have dissolvable stitches. i went back after 2 weeks to get the knots removed by the podiatrist but there is one knot/loop still there which i only noticed at home. will this fall off or should i pull it out/trim it off myself?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Trantalis, DPM agreed

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