Barry W. asked
I had a fistulotomy surgery 4 weeks ago and now have a small, painless but slightly red bump at the end of the incision that hasn't gone away for two weeks. I've been using bacitracin and have seen my surgeon, who said it was normal, but it increased in size and swelling before going down. What is this bump, and is it normal for it to persist for this long?
February 5th, 2023
Justin C. answered
The bump you're experiencing is likely a residual collection of body fluid at the incision site, whi...
February 5th, 2023
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