I have a decent amount of dried blood on my stitches and I'm supposed to get them removed in 2 days. They're on my lower back and I've had them for almost a week.
Should I try cleaning it off myself, or just leave it there and wait for them to be removed. I don't want to risk making it bleed just because it looks dirty.
>>18637346
Follow the instructions the hospital gave you and don't go on /adv/ for medical advice.
Call them if you forgot.
>>18637346
>paying a doctor to remove stitches
what are you, retarded? nail clippers and tweezers to take them out once its healed.
>>18637454
Also don't do this unless you want to
>pay a doctor to treat sepsis.
>>18637457
>not washing the area thoroughly with hot soapy water before removing the stitches
sure if you're retarded
>>18637454
When I got my stitches put in because they removed a cyst, I had to pay but when the took them out I didn't