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Skin lesions
What can I expect afterwards?

In most instances, the local anaesthetic cover lasts well beyond your discharge from the hospital. By the time the anaesthetic wears off, you will normally have mild pain or none at all. Any discomfort you experience is normally easily controlled with simple painkillers, which will be prescribed for you.

It is not always appropriate to use buried, dissolving stitches to close a wound. Should you have standard stitches, they must be removed between 4 and 21 days after surgery, depending on the area and size of the wound.

Following discharge, you will be given a follow-up appointment for removing sutures and a wound check with the nurses. You will also have a review appointment with your surgeon a few weeks later to discuss the test results and check the progress of your healing.

 

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