<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I have stitches in my forehead and have been coating them with Vaseline and covering it with gauze and washing and changing my dressing 2-3 times a day. After about 3 days I started to develop a rash on the area around the stitches. Why am I gettin this and what should I do to get rid of it?  <response>: Hello. Thanks for writing to us at Chat Doctor I will keep a possibility of Allergic Contact Dermatitis, probably to antiseptic liquid that you might be using for cleansing Or probably to antibiotic present in the Chat Doctor. I would advise you to bring it to the notice of your treating doctor and eliminate the possible allergen. Betadine is commonly used for cleansing the stitch site and is a common cause of sensitivity and so is Newsprint which is commonly incorporated in sterile 