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Do Butterfly Stitches Need To Be Changed?

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Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

Fell and bust head wide open> 7 dissolving stitches under skin amd 14 stitches on top. Stitches put in 9 days ago. 2 days ago i started getting a lump on my forehead under the stitches. It is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

I cut my calf surfing. I had 35 stitches. The fin from my surfboard cut my calf down to the muscle. I have a few stitches in my calf muscle. I get my stitches out in two weeks. My doctor says that my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Rodrigues MD

Hi I recently got my stitches removed but the area around the stitches have become hard up to the stitch holes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Rodrigues ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I had blood vessel pop and had desolving stitches put in my leg and it has been 4 weeks,they are some still there.Category stitches ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

I had arm lift surgery 6 weeks ago and my doctor used dissolvable stitches. What can I do to help my body dissolve the stitches quicker? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

were taken out on Wednesday (after 14 days) and the doctor put on butterfly stitches. I see there is a little blood under the butterfly stitches. He said the butterfly stitches... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumanth.P MD

want her to go under anestetic. They used butterfly stitches and then glued them to make sure they stayed on. the doctor said they needed at least three days. the three days are passed and the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth.P ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Raghuveer Murki MD

the butterfly stitches on will this leave a nasty scar and how long until they will come off? ... don t think but it was close, my sister in law cleaned it a ton and then glued it and out butterfly ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raghuveer Murki ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Piyush Kumar MD

My daughter got butterfly stitches a week ago just above her eyebrow, the doctor said they wil come off within 5-7 days, one has fell off yesterday and the other one is hanging off so i went to remove ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Piyush Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr.    Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I cut my shin deeply last thursday - a week ago - and closed it up with butterfly stitches and have had it dressed twice since at the medical centre. They added a few more plaster stitches and dressed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)