Hello, I had two moles removed today, one on my hairline on my scalp, and one in the middle of my upper back. My doctor placed 4 tight sutures on my hairline, and 5 on my back. It s been about 8 hours since the procedure, and the sites where the sutures are, are painful and feel like a burning sensation. Should I be worried about an infection already? I have take Tylenol for the pain, but it seems to not be helping at all.
Hello, Cannot say in your particular case, but generally, the usual signs of infection are fever/warmth, redness, purulence and pain.  There can be overall signs like fever, chills, shakes and sweats and those would be more serious.  Right after sutures are placed they are usually sore for about day. So, cannot say without examining, but they can get infected. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.