Anonymous

2 years

Stitches not remove properly

I have skin biopsy for mole glad it was benign mole. I remove my stitches by myself and some stitches left inside is it harmful?:sweat_smile: its small tiny thread left inside hard to take out. I use nail clipper to remove it. It is blue thread its non dissolveable.

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Thank you for choosing us to get an opinion regarding your health issues.

I will do my best to give you information related to your condition.

For your information, it may cause permanant scar . Keloid formation: A keloid is a large scarlike tissue which is darker than the normal skin and in rare occations, it may cause complications such as infection, etc.

It is best if you were to present this to your doctor so that further examination can be done to determine the best way to solve your issue.

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