I have quite a bit of time left until the stitches are removed, but if they come off, will I have to have general anesthesia again to get them stitched up? I think I'll have general anesthesia trauma this time, and I'm so nervous because I read that the lower stitches come off and the cartilage is exposed... Also, is it okay to leave the upper lip pulled up? + I wonder how long this feeling of pulling the upper lip lasts...