Stitches
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It depends on their location and the type of laceration....A facial laceration (staples should not be used here) repaired with sutures should be...
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Common? No. Can it happen? Yes. If the person who sutured you did not use absorbable sutures (supposed to dissolve in a few weeks to a month or s0)...
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You should just take the Tylenol, like your doctor suggested. Medications like ibuprofen and Aleve all have the potential of causing bleeding...
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See a plastic surgeon..... This can be scar tissue or perhaps, a tiny piece of retained suture material.
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There is really no way to specifically and accurately address this question without an examination, so I would strongly suggest that you see a...
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There are no oral medicines that are routinely used to treat common warts, although some people have tried the cimetidine (Tagomet), but this is...
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Those sutures need to come out. The longer the sutures are left in place, the greater the chance of scarring, and the greater the chance that the...
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Good news! Here is an article on nail problems and injuries that contains the following statement, along with a lot of other great information:...
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Oh wow, you should still go see a doctor. That sounds pretty serious and even if it was 10 days ago you should still go get it checked to be sure.
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It's not always easy to tell if a cut requires stitches. Ultimately, it's up to your health care provider to determine if stitches are needed. You...
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Once a health care provider has assessed your injury and determined that you need stitches, the first steps he or she will take in treating the wound...
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The doctor or nurse will give you instructions for caring for your stitches as your cut heals. These may include specific steps for cleaning and...
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Stitches typically need to remain in place for several days to a couple of weeks, depending on the severity of the cut and location. Your doctor will...
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Stitches aren't the only option doctors have to close cuts and incisions. Cuts sometimes can be held together with butterfly tape or adhesive strips...
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Suturing (stitching) a surgical site in the mouth is necessary to limit tissue movement and to help keep it in the right place. However, many times...
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