Recently I got injured. I cut myself with a knife on my lower leg. The wound is 2.7 cm. The surgeon put two stitches on me. After 14 days, I was ordered to remove the stitches, and after 3 days from the removal, my scar split by 0.5 cm. Is this normal or my stitches are too few?
Diffusion of the wound occurs especially if it was originally infected (the knife is not sterile). The edges of the wound can be approached with steristrips until it is healed, then topical medications to improve the appearance of the scar (cepam, dermablis or similar) should be applied. In the event of an unsatisfactory cosmetic effect, it is possible to perform a plasty of the scar, but not earlier than 6-12 months after the original suturing.
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Maciej KielarDirector of the Surgery Clinic of the Medicover Hospital.
Diploma of the University of Strasbourg in Laparoscopic Surgery.
One of the founders of the Society of Vascular Surgery and a member of the Society of Polish Surgeons, the Polish Society of Phlebology and the International Union of Phlebology.
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