Q. A year after nose surgery, a stitch came out from the inside. Is it a problem?

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� Hello, I am Seo Chan-eol, director of AB Plastic Surgery.

Today, I’d like to explain the concerns you may have when a problem like the one above occurs.

� Q. A year after nose surgery, a stitch came out from the inside. Is it a problem?

AB. If this kind of situation happens, even if it does not seem to cause pain or a change in shape, you would naturally worry because it came out after some time.

To give the conclusion first, since absorbable sutures are used inside the nose, in most cases this situation is not a problem.

In general, when nose surgery is done as an open procedure, an incision is designed and made along the columella, which is the central pillar of the nose, and the inside of the nose.

After that, in the process of closing the open wound, non-absorbable sutures are used for the skin area of the columella, and absorbable sutures are used for the mucosal area along the inside of the nose.

Absorbable sutures are gradually absorbed while maintaining the tension that holds both tied ends together, and what remains because some parts have been absorbed less and are pushed out from the inside due to a foreign-body reaction can be seen as the situation described above. However, because you may worry about the possibility that there is an open wound or a problem due to chronic inflammation, I think it would be good to check the following two things.

The first is to wash the inside of the nose and check whether blood or pus comes out mixed with the rinse. A nasal irrigation device and irrigation powder or saline used for rhinitis or sinusitis can be purchased at a pharmacy, and you can gently rinse the inside of the nose with these to check whether blood or pus comes out mixed in.

� The second is to check whether there are any changes in the nose. You can look for swelling, color changes, pain when pressed, or shape changes such as changes in the height between the eyebrows, the tip of the nose lifting, or the nose becoming bent.

If both checks are fine, there is no need to worry too much. But if you still do not feel reassured, it would be good to contact the hospital where you had the surgery and compare the condition with right after surgery, one month later, and so on. I hope this was helpful, and I will conclude here.