When deciding how long to leave your stitches or staples in place, your doctor will consider several factors, such as the location, depth, and size of your wound and your general health.
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This may depend on what kind of wound and dressing you have. After 48 hours, surgical wounds can get wet without increasing the risk of infection. Make sure you pat the area dry afterwards. Some dressings are waterproof, so you could wet your dressing lightly — for example, with the spray from a shower. Do not remove the stitches on your own. Your doctor will tell you when to come back to have the stitches removed. Leave Steri-Strips on until they fall off.
Be safe with medicines. Read and follow all instructions on the label. If the doctor gave you a prescription medicine for pain, take it as prescribed.
If you are not taking a prescription pain medicine, ask your doctor if you can take an over-the-counter medicine. Call your doctor or your nurse call line now or seek immediate medical care if: You have new pain, or your pain gets worse. The skin near the cut is cold or pale or changes colour. You have tingling, weakness, or numbness near the cut. The cut starts to bleed, and blood soaks through the bandage. Oozing small amounts of blood is normal. You have trouble moving the area near the cut.
You have symptoms of infection, such as: Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness around the cut. Red streaks leading from the cut. Pus draining from the cut. A fever.
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