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Carpel Tunnel, Surgery Done, Stitches Present, Pain On Pressing. Okay To Trim Stitches?
HI DR., I have 5 stitches in my left hand from Carpal tunnel release surgery 8 days ago. It is healing very well and I have gotten back much of the feeling I lost, doing exercises but the stitches are a bit long and when I acidently hit one of the strands it hurts bad. Can I trim them just a bit so this stops happening? I would never take them out, just make it so I don t keep getting jabbed and that causes pain.
Fri, 11 Oct 2013
Hi,
If your stitches are too long and giving trouble, you can cut leaving about 3/4 inch long so that while removing stitches it becomes easy to catch up the stitch thread.
Ok and take care.
If your stitches are too long and giving trouble, you can cut leaving about 3/4 inch long so that while removing stitches it becomes easy to catch up the stitch thread.
Ok and take care.
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