Can I remove my own surgical stitches?
3 doctors weighed in:
Can I remove my own surgical stitches?
3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barry Rosen
Surgery
In brief:
Not advisable.
It is always important for your surgeon to evaluate a surgical wound within the first few weeks after surgery, at which time the stitches can be removed.
In brief:
Not advisable.
It is always important for your surgeon to evaluate a surgical wound within the first few weeks after surgery, at which time the stitches can be removed.
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