Suture Question

I have clear suture ends sticking out of a couple of my incision sites. Does anybody know what the deal is with these? Do they need to be removed at some point? They're totally annoying! Nicole

I had the same thing... I called the office and they told I could just cut them with a scissor or pluck them out with tweezers. I was afraid at first to pluck them, so I cut them first... because I pictures in my head that if I were to pluck them in whole incision would open and my guts would be hanging out! A week or two later they reappeared, so then I just plucked them. I got tired of feeling them scratching on my shirt or feeling them when I washed. A month or so later I still one on the end of my one incision that my PCP felt and it came off just like a scab, but it was cool looking because it was a knot. ~Nicole

I know I have a small pair of scissors around here somewhere.... Thanks for the tip! You rule! Nicole