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How Can Visible Surgical Stitches Behind The Ears Be Treated?

I had surgery about 5 years ago to get my ears pinned back. About 4 months ago I saw a stitch protruding from the back of one of my ears. I went to the clinic right away and they sent a referral to a plastic surgeon. It’s been 4 months since then and I have heard nothing back and my ear has gotten infected twice and I’ve had to take antibiotics and now there are 3 stitches visible. What do I do?
posted on Sun, 1 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

For the suture scars, you can massage the area with silicone gel or Dimethicone gel twice daily.

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How Can Visible Surgical Stitches Behind The Ears Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. For the suture scars, you can massage the area with silicone gel or Dimethicone gel twice daily. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.