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Depends. If it's stopped bleeding, the main thing is that it'll take a lot longer to heal, and there's a bigger risk of infection until it has closed over. If it gets infected, a bad enough infection can kill you. Unless sutured, it'll also leave a much bigger scar when it finally heals. And as scar tissue isn't as stretchy as normal skin, it might end up affecting your mobility.
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What happens when the cystorrhaphy is performed on the bladder?
Sutured
What happens when you put in lemon juice in an open wound?
You die.
What happens if you put rubbing alcohol on an open wound that won't stay scabbed over?
It will burn.
What do you think happens when earth atmosphere becomes sutured with water vapor?
Clouds, fog.
What is the fracture with an open wound?
What's a fracture with an open wound
What happens when you get gas in an open wound?
It will cause a very painful burning sensation, much the same as putting alcohol on an open wound. It will also kill germs, but may leave some harmful residue. If you've gotten gasoline in an open wound, I'd suggest gently, but thoroughly, cleaning it with soap and water.
Is it safe to swim with stitches in your head?
For the first 24-36 hours, you should not get your wound wet and should, in fact, try to leave the initial dressing in place. My instructions to patients is this: leave the dressing on for 24 hours. After that 24 hours, you may leave it open, get it wet, even wash it gently with soap and water. Now about swimming, that is usually fine after 36 hours or so. If the wound was complicated to close, you may want to contact your physician first. Regardless of if you swim or not, you should remain watchful for signs of infection: redness, swelling, pain, drainage, or red streaks extending toward the heart from the wound. If you notice any of these, you should contact your physician as soon as possible for a recheck.
How do you bandage an open chest wound?
If you are not sure if a chest wound has penetrated the chest wall completely, treat the wound as though it were an open chest wound.
What can you get from an open wound infection?
swelling of the wound,pus in the wound ,pain,redness
Signs of an open chest wound?
the edges of the sealing material for an open chest wound should extend how far past the edge of the wound?
What happens when a stitch re-open?
when a stitch re-opens we feel more pain and more amount of blood comes.it is good if you tie up fast before it goes worseAnother answer:Depends on what part of you was sutured. The wound will of course open some, but you can't really re-suture most wounds after the first 12-24 hours or so from injury. So it depends on what the suture was closing. Minor wounds can be kept clean with a light antiseptic and a dressing. More critically placed sutures (closing a surgical chest wound for example) that open into deeper structures, or facial wounds which can scar, should probably be shown to a doctor.
What happens when a stitch re open?
when a stitch re-opens we feel more pain and more amount of blood comes.it is good if you tie up fast before it goes worseAnother answer:Depends on what part of you was sutured. The wound will of course open some, but you can't really re-suture most wounds after the first 12-24 hours or so from injury. So it depends on what the suture was closing. Minor wounds can be kept clean with a light antiseptic and a dressing. More critically placed sutures (closing a surgical chest wound for example) that open into deeper structures, or facial wounds which can scar, should probably be shown to a doctor.
