Rainman

thanks for the advice guys. i am using vitemin E oil on the scar every night which has helped alot. since i started using it the satures are almost flat. the parts where the satures had become knots, either fell off after gentle shampooing or i already snipped off. i wish i could go back to my surgeon but i live abroad and my operation was in the USA. thanks again

ok the title of the thread is a little misleading as i wont be removing the entire stiches exactly. at 1 month post-op, my dissolvable stiches have (in some plces) formed a hard crust on the surface which is a combination of the stiches and scabs. now everytime i take a shower and wash my hair, this exterior part of the stiches become very soft and with just a slight wipe, the bits of stiching and scab come off and leave clear skin underneath. my question is, is it advisable to slowly remove this exterior mix of stiches and scabs or should i just wait it out and let them come off themselves. a doctor told me that they usually take 2 months to completely go away, but i thought id get some views from you guys. thanks

ok the title of the thread is a little misleading as i wont be removing the entire stiches exactly. at 1 month post-op, my dissolvable stiches have (in some plces) formed a hard crust on the surface which is a combination of the stiches and scabs. now everytime i take a shower and wash my hair, this exterior part of the stiches become very soft and with just a slight wipe, the bits of stiching and scab come off and leave clear skin underneath. my question is, is it advisable to slowly remove this exterior mix of stiches and scabs or should i just wait it out and let them come off themselves. a doctor told me that they usually take 2 months to completely go away, but i thought id get some views from you guys. thanks

i had a HT one month ago and was instructed that i could gently rub off scabs/crust from day 10. so before that i would leave them alone and after that i would gently rub them off after a shower and sometimes removing a scab of dry blood would also pull out 2-3 implanted hairs, which worried me. but reading what you guys wrote about the roots being permenant after a few days is a relief.