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Suggest Remedies For Undissolved Stitches Causing Pain
I had a suspicious legion under the right side of my jaw around the size of a mini meatball, and i got it removed in april, the doctor said the stitches would disolve but the area is rock hard and the stitches have not budged and i am experiencing pain and ALOT of discomfort. Please help x
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of undissolved stitches which are causing pain around jaws is mainly due to local inflammation following the surgery might be causing numbness and pain and pressure effect on the area. I would suggest you to take few preventive measures such as be on soft diet and try to have liquids in diet maximum, avoid too cold beverages. You should not touch that area while brushing and don't touch with finger or tongue. Do warm saline gargles as it will suppress infection soon. Maintain proper oral hygiene. Do rinses with Listerine mouth wash. Take pain killer such as Motrin for pain relief. Apply numbing gel and Lignocaine over the stitches for numbing the area and causing relief discomfort. Don't open mouth too wide. Visit oral surgeon once and get it examined and start treatment accordingly.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Remedies For Undissolved Stitches Causing Pain
Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of undissolved stitches which are causing pain around jaws is mainly due to local inflammation following the surgery might be causing numbness and pain and pressure effect on the area. I would suggest you to take few preventive measures such as be on soft diet and try to have liquids in diet maximum, avoid too cold beverages. You should not touch that area while brushing and don t touch with finger or tongue. Do warm saline gargles as it will suppress infection soon. Maintain proper oral hygiene. Do rinses with Listerine mouth wash. Take pain killer such as Motrin for pain relief. Apply numbing gel and Lignocaine over the stitches for numbing the area and causing relief discomfort. Don t open mouth too wide. Visit oral surgeon once and get it examined and start treatment accordingly. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari