Hi Lisa. RE: your inquiry for your dad--maybe what he is experiencing is "spitting sutures", where some (parts of) sutures that are broken down and absorbed are rejected and the body tries to expel them through the easiest route (the incision scar). I just saw my surgical PA about this... Read more.
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