Do you still need to insert cotton balls after removing the stitches after hemorrhoid surgery?

When removing stitches after hemorrhoid surgery, it is recommended to continue to stuff cotton balls or gauze balls for a short period of time and pay attention to local disinfection.
Hemorrhoid surgery after removing the stitches, due to the need to pull the knot, will cause some stimulation of the wound, coupled with the presence of the needle eye, there may be a short period of time bleeding and so on, and at the same time remove the stitches of the wound may not have completely healed, hemorrhoids are located in a special position after the operation, so it is necessary to continue to change the protection of the medication, to promote the complete healing of the postoperative period.
Therefore, within a short period of time after hemorrhoid surgery to remove the stitches, it is recommended to continue to use cotton balls or gauze balls and other items, the local pressure to protect, in order to promote the healing of the needle eye, local and other wounds, while avoiding local infection.
At the same time of cotton ball compression, it is recommended to use iodophor, erythromycin ointment, potassium permanganate solution and other topical medications to disinfect the wound, prevent local infection, further promote the complete healing of the wound and improve the resistance of fresh tissues to avoid the formation of false healing or recurrence.
If local redness, swelling, pain and other symptoms of local infection occur after suture removal, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time; the above medications should be used under the guidance of clinicians. It is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice and give reasonable treatment for the specific healing situation after suture removal.