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It depends on the nature of the stitches. Some are designed to be left in the body as they gradually dissolve. Others are designed to fall out. Sometimes, nothing at all will happen, except for itching around the site of the stitches. Sometimes the area that has stitches gets infected.
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Can you get stitches on your heel?
Yes. You can get stitches anywhere on the body.
What happens if stitches don't dissolve?
Sometimes the dissolvable stitches takes longer to dissolve. If it is external and accessible, just cut it and remove it. Deep sutures can be left and will eventually dissolve. If it causes recurrent problems with infection, the wound can be explored and stitches removed.
What is the average cost for receiving stitches at a hospital?
This would be hard to determine because it depends on how many stitches, and where the stitches are on your body.
How long should stitches be in?
The Doctor Who put them in will be able to best judge how long they need to be left in, but on average stitches on the face should be left in for 3-5 days, stitches on the body or scalp 7-10 days, and stitches on extremities 10-14 days. When a stitch is put in on a joint like the elbow or knee, the wound will take longer to heal and stitches should be left in for a full two weeks. Stitches being left in for too long risk infection and painful extraction and stitches removed too soon can result in the wound opening up again. (WikiAnswers and all contributors are not responsible for the advice given. This advice is given for informational use only and should not not constitute or replace professional medical advice.)
Will stitches left too long hurt a cat?
If you do not clean the stitches, I would not be supised if the stitches got infected or if your cat was not careful and they caught on something.
A sentence with zany in?
The zany comedy left the audience in stitches.
How long do stitches need to be left in on the hand?
depending on the cut
Stitches in baseball?
the stitches on the baseball are there so the baseball can curve drop slide and do many other kind of movements... what happens is when you throw a baseball a certain way the baseball stitches catch the air and start to move in the desired way...there are 106 stitches on a baseball
What happens in the left ventricle of the heart?
It contracts to push blood throughout the body.
What happens if leprosy is left untreated?
It can spread and effect the other organs in your body.
What does it mean when a knitting pattern says to WYF slip next 7 stitches?
You probably are doing knit stitches so the yarn is at the back of the project. Move the yarn to the front (as if you were starting to purl) and move the stitches from the left needle to the right needle (if you are left handed from right to left). Then continue your project accordingly. WYF means "with yarn in front"
What happens when disolvable stitches don't dissolve?
Sometimes the dissolvable stitches takes longer to dissolve. If it is external and accessible, just cut it and remove it. Deep sutures can be left and will eventually dissolve. If it causes recurrent problems with infection, the wound can be explored and stitches removed.
