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How to fix a stitch infection?

I have a stitch infection 1 week after the surgery. How to fix a stitch infection?

2 Answers

Have your surgeon remove the stitch. Most likely this will fix the stitch infection along with some local wound care.
Try 3% Peroxide 3 times a day for about 5 days. The stitch has to be removed as well. It's a foreign body causing irritation.