How is it possible for a twelve year old bunion scar to infect?

Guilia poor you, sounds nasty. I didn't realise that a bunion could grow back. Luckily I have never had a bunion, but late last year noticed a boney lump on the outside edge of my foot, lower down from my little toe. I googled " bunion on wrong side of foot" and think that I now have a bunionette. It doesn't hurt, but the skin gets a bit red if I wear shoes that are tight-ish over the bump.

A couple of years ago I pulled out an undissolved stitch from my gallstone surgery which was done in 1988! It had been siting there all that time - I found a scratchy thing on the scar and pulled it and to my amazement a long stitch came out!

or sitting even!

Poor Luckygirl! What a shock! Auntieflo Have never heard of a bunionette! We live and learn, don't we:

Thinks: I thought that stitches were supposed to dissolve.

I have very unsightly bunions on both feet When I discussed having them removed with my GP, he told me that it's very common for bunions to grow back, which has put me off pursuing the op...

humptydumpty Apparently, with the new laser ops (I know somebody who has had this), the regrowth does not occur, nor the toe shrinking. Too late for me now though.