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Sutures didn't dissolve after tkr revision

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I'm at six months post TKR. Everything else is great but two weeks ago these four bumps appeared. The surgeon said they were sutures and he could remove them with surgery if they got too painful. However, he didn't seem concerned...said he would see me in six months unless they got worse. I'm frustrated.

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@alwaysgg I had right knee replaced in 2020. I have those “bumps” around my kneecap and below it (on the inside part of my knee). At the time, I asked the surgeon on a follow up visit what they were. He replied “Those are just my stitches” and let it go. They aren’t painful but I’m aware that they are there and I can feel them. Getting the left knee replaced (swore that I would never do this again!) with a different surgeon in October. Maybe I will ask him down the road what to do about them.