When to pull stitches?

[blacklabel]

Yeah, I'd leave'em too.

[00tec]

Curiosity killed the cat, how the hell did you end up with some many stitches?

I went out to play in the rain/mud with my buddy's ATV. I didn't take into account that the rain severely reduced my visibility and I didn't see what was coming. I have made that turn before, but the rain made my range too short.

In short:

I took this:


Went THROUGH this (post repair pic):


And did this (graphic):
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...ejpeg952_2.jpg

Here's the finished product:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...Untitled-1.jpg


If I wasn't so 'tactically padded' I'd be dead.

[Great-Kazoo]

They said 10-14, and I'm getting impatient.
I don't need another medical bill to go along with it and they're easy to pull, just have never had an injury this deep/severe.

Removal should be part of the original service. I usually yank mine after 15 days. Only after coating the stitches with some vitamin E lotion for a few days. I have some extra surgical scissors for a clean cut if needed.

[theGinsue]

Yup, leave 'em in for 14 days and not just due to scarring issues.
Remove them too early and you run serious risks. This increases with a wound to the neck. Lots of straight flow to the brain & heart which are more susceptible to infection,etc. than most other tissue/organs. The consequences can easily become deadly.

Now, after 14 days, if the wound is healing well, you should have no problems removing them yourself if you can see what your doing.

[patrick0685]

Holy shit dude, you are lucky to be alive for sure

[00tec]

Yup, leave 'em in for 14 days and not just due to scarring issues.
Remove them too early and you run serious risks. This increases with a wound to the neck. Lots of straight flow to the brain & heart which are more susceptible to infection,etc. than most other tissue/organs. The consequences can easily become deadly.

Now, after 14 days, if the wound is healing well, you should have no problems removing them yourself if you can see what your doing.

Yeah, I didn't cut anything that important, and it's healing well.

[rondog]

What they said, 2 weeks absolute minimum. And the Dr. (or nurse) should remove them as part of the original service, it's a follow-up visit. Dont fawk around in the interest of being manly, that's how you got in this fix in the first place, right?

[02ducky]

Good god man, that's looks it hurt just a little bit. Glad you are okay and nothing major happend.

[DEAGLER]

Dang you got lucky you didn't cut your jugular vein or carotid artery.

[00tec]

Dang you got lucky you didn't cut your jugular vein or carotid artery.

5mm.