Question:
I have a small, round black mark on my incision site (scar).

I am healed (9 weeks post op) and 2 days ago, a little, black, round mark appeared in my scar. It's not raised up and does not hurt. There is no redness or any signs of infection. It is clearly under the skin, too. My doctor took away all food and exercise restrictions, so I believe I am completely healed. The mark is about the size of an ink-pen mark. Sound familiar?    — toolio (posted on June 11, 2003)

June 11, 2003
it might be an internal stitch that didnt dissolve & is now working its way up thru your skin. my surgeon had told me that this could happen & if it did, not to pull it, but, if it exited the skin,to use a baby sissor to trim it off.
   — sheryl titone

June 11, 2003
I'd ask the doctor, but it sounds like a stitch. I had 2 or 3 regular stitches at the drain site. When they removed the drain I guess they thought they got them all. Well, my body tends to reject foreign objects and yes... it did work it's way to the surface. I couldn't figure out why that incision wasn't healing. It was infected. YUCK to me, but nothing by comparison of the horror stories I've heard. I pulled it to get as much as I could and snipped it off. Yes, I know I shouldn't have, but I'm still here to tell about it. Good luck!
   — Diane S.