 [ Symptoms ] is it commen to pull 1 inch pieces of string out of your face years after having stiches  had a bad accident about ten years ago that required many stiches in my face over the last few years i have pulled a string like substance out of my face is this commen [ Disease ] what area are we talking about here i am not a fan of squeezing staph infections or self surgery since this can potentially spread the infection deeper