I had a sebaceous cyst removed from my leg almost 2 weeks ago now. Procedure went without issue at all. 2 days after the procedure, upon returning to the clinic to have my stitches checked, I was given the all clear. For the following 3 days there was no issue, but suddenly the wound started to bleed. I had a doctor look at it and they gave the all clear, but following this, the wound has been leaking pus ever since. It is now 10 days it has been doing this. The pus in question is lightly tan in colour, and it has a bad odor, albiet not an overwhelming one. For the past 3 days I have been washing it daily with salt water. The concern is I have an undesirable infection, however there is little to no pain, no swelling, no redness other then within a centimeter of the wound, where my skin has started to peel. I am due to have the stitches removed in 2 days, but I just want to check if it would be a good idea to have it looked at before then. Many thanks
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Wed, 27 May 2015

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