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3 stitches wound open after my circumcision 2 weeks a go is this a big problem

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I go to a doctor in the morning February 24 because i have a problem with my circumcision i found that the two stitches is broken and it result for wound open but the doctor says its not a big problem he give me ointment apply 2times a day morning and night for the wound to avoid infection also he recommend me to put a gauge but then when i remove the gauge to apply an ointment in the night i found that 1 stitches is fall out again and have a blood clot i feel more worried and depressed i this a big problem

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Ilovelife88 profile image
Ilovelife88

Don't worry brother, I had like 4 stitches rip up because of midnight erections. My wound opened up pretty bad. As long as there isn't any bleeding you will be safe. Your wound will heal by secondary intention. Mine has almost sealed back up will take an extra week or two to heal. I was a nervous reck as well. Follow your doctors instructions and you will be fine brother.

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StitchesBroken in reply toIlovelife88

Thank you brother i feel more worried its because i had already 18 days since i got circumcised,yeah no more blood and pain

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Ilovelife88 in reply toStitchesBroken

Mines broken after 9 days, your wound is sealed no pain, no blood. Just be patient and be sure to keep area clean. No sex or no masterbation.

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Hriabs in reply toIlovelife88

I got 1 stitch opened becuase of my masturbation today my wound has no bleeding but im still worried it will not heal

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Igroh in reply toIlovelife88

You have no idea how much relief your reply brought me

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scout28373 in reply toIlovelife88

what do you mean by secondary intention? Does this mean itll heal normally without re-stitch?

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nicholasansell in reply toIlovelife88

How did you keep the wound clean? My stitches have broken😔

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Kpt95 in reply tonicholasansell

Half of my incision stitches popped open. Went to a&e & they suggested keeping the area moist to promote healing, clean twice daily with soap & warm water or saline solution. I bought some medihoney which you can buy off Amazon, & I swear by it. After the cleaning pat the area dry with a gauze bandage, apply the medihoney & wrap well. Took my wound 3 weeks to get rid of the slough & heal correctly, by secondary intention.

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florian13

There is a simple solution when the wound open, place steri strips after applying an antiseptic and thoroughly dried with a sterile compress. Do not touch the Strips until they fall alone, make a bandage over them with a sterile compress.

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MrPenis

Advice I got was to keep the area as dry as possible, so take quick showers and dry the area with a hairdryer on a low cold setting or standing in front of a fan. Never touch the area without washing your hands first.

I've been using a 3 layered wrap when I need to wear clothes. The first layer I use is a strip of Jelonet gauze (its actually used to treat burns and has a protective gel), followed by a strip of Melolin Gauze (Cushioned and absorbent. Shiny side towards the wound). The final layer is the bandage to keep it all in place - I'm now using blue sports bandage as it's super secure.

It's been two weeks since almost all my stitches popped and doing the above has saved my penis as it's healing quite well (all things considered)

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StitchesBroken

Im woried because i feel a little pain on the wound

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paints in reply toStitchesBroken

Wat happens are you ok now how did you fix this i am also going through this please help?

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StitchesBroken in reply topaints

im now ok i just come back to my surgeon and he recommend me to re sticth now its healing properly 2 months ago.,how about u is now ok?

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StitchesBroken in reply topaints

if i were u just go back to ur surgeon and ask him/her what u do and follow them

u ask them if ok to re sticth

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Helppp in reply toStitchesBroken

Hello sir how you heal you're because same issue on me pls help me;(

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Helppp

How to heal you're s because same for me my stitches was op.

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Prec in reply toHelppp

Are you now healed?

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Juliuservin

I’m on my 11th day woke up this morning and took the gauze off and 5 stitches are ripped open I’m so frustrated because this process is already bad enough and know I have to deal with these open stitches and how I have to wait an extra week or two to get back to normal you have to be kidding me

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Lad18 in reply toJuliuservin

I’m having the same issue , I had mine done on the first of February and Iv had two stitches burst open. I wasn’t given much guidance on what to expect and how long. It’s dose take the piss. Two months healing time is quite long really.

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Juliuservin in reply toLad18

Wait it’s been two months and it not healed!!!

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Prec in reply toLad18

Are you healed now and how long did it take?

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Mr5980 in reply toLad18

How did this resolve itself ? I’ve got same issue in Couple stitches seem to remove itself and it seem more open where that has happened

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Kingpapa in reply toLad18

I feel your pain 4 of them burst while I was sleep had a damn erection week after I had surgery this month on the 4th test of stitches dissolved and one stitch is not vanish yet which is where my stitches burst so have a small wound went to my Urologist and he told me it’s healing fine and that wound will close up fine and I said why the hell did I need stitches if the damn wound can heal on its own he did we sometimes don’t give baby’s stitches they heal fine their edge skin so I have to see him around October when which is over 42 days…

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Djeoxmchsk

Hi guys.

Had my circumcision 2 weeks ago. Thankfully no pain now or sensitivity which is great!

My only concern is that all of my stitches around the left, right and back are still in, but the front ones came away really early and now there is quite a large gap. Will this heal over or do I need to get my stitches redone?

When I have an erection, the foreskin sits where it should, but unerect, it covers the bottom part of the bell quite a lot, and just wondering if this is normal?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

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Mr5980 in reply toDjeoxmchsk

Hey how did this resolve itself in the end? I have similar issue with a couple stitches . Keen to find out how this played out for people where they had similar thing?

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Kingpapa in reply toDjeoxmchsk

It will heal I have a gap as well which 4 of the stitches came undone doc said it is okay it will heal on its own just clean it and dry it out

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TEMPESTISSIMO

guys my stitches came off and now there is a yellow to whitish film around the area when i touch it, there's no liquid that sticks to my hand? What do I do???

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Mr5980 in reply toTEMPESTISSIMO

I have the same as this . Couple come away and now it looks little open where the two stitches were so I’m worried . Did u get it resticted or did it heal in time. Midnight erections have caused mine I think . Keen to know how this resolved for people?

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Rerora in reply toMr5980

It's 1 a.m writing this, I'm so worried and stressed out.. i have the same as this too and would like to know if you have healed yet. if yes, how? Should i be worried?Thanks.

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Mr5980

Hey I’m same how did this play out for anyome ?

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manjirosano248 in reply toMr5980

how are u doing bro? did the wound healed? i also have this problem and i just got circumcised 2 days ago and im worried

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manjirosano248

i got circumcised on november 7 and this happened to me the stitches broke what should i do? should i wait and let it heal?

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Ghosh0376 in reply tomanjirosano248

I circumcised 29th last month...and yesterday the stiches came out automatically....it shouldn't break in 2-3 days so i would suggest you to visit your surgeon .

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manjirosano248 in reply toGhosh0376

is it safe to clean it with betadine and change the gauze?

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Ghosh0376 in reply tomanjirosano248

As My surgeon said , you can clean it after 7 days of surgery with salt water

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tbabyface_34

I Just had the same thing.... It's day 13 and I noticed that I have an opening underneath the frenulum. It scared the crap out of me. I'm going to the Dr. tomorrow. I assume the stiches came out on a early morning erection. I will let yall know what he says...

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Cdp1220 in reply totbabyface_34

what happened? Have the same issue

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circstitches

My circumcision was about 9 days ago now, 3 stitches have popped and now theres a deep(ish) hole below the frenulum while some pus is secreting from the frenulum (no fever or pain). 2 of the stitches that popped have a shallow canal from where it was, like a shallow scar. Should I be worried and if so, how should I go on with taking care of this?

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Aaronbobby in reply tocircstitches

how did this work out? I’m in the same situation. Thank you

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Cdp1220 in reply toAaronbobby

I have the same issue too

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