homeomorphism still isotopic to the identity after the deletion of points.

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I have a surface $M$ (without boundary) and a homeomorphism $f:M \rightarrow M$, which is isotopic to the identity on $M$. If I delete two points $x$ and $f(x)$ from the surface, I get a homeomorphism $$\tilde{f} : M \backslash\{x,f(x)\} \rightarrow M \backslash\{x,f(x)\}$$

by restricting the homeomorphism $f$ to the punctured surface. My question is now:

Is $\tilde{f}$ also isotopic to the identity on $M \backslash\{x,f(x)\}$?

Could it be possible to perturb the original isotopy to get the desired new one?

Many thanks!