How do you close a leg wound at home that obviously needed stitches but it has been open for several days therefore most drs wont close it? any ideas? dont tell me that i should have gotten it stitched cause i already know that.
2006-11-27 15:23:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
there called butterfly closures, and they will pull the skin together and hold it in place till it heals, be sure and keep it clean and dry, pull the bandages tight so it'll have a better chance of healing, these are available at wal-mart for about $ 2.00 good luck and get better soon.
2006-11-27 15:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Leeanne 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No home remedy exists that I'm aware of. Did you go to the doc and get a tetanus shot, possible anitbiotics? Infection could kill you, seriously. Aside from cosmetic surgery, expect a scar.
2006-11-27 15:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by Griff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gel from the Aloe Vera plant not the mixture you buy at the super market but the actual plant also great on burns.
2006-11-27 15:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a bandage (not too tight) or bandaid on so that the edges of the wound touch. Use antibiotic cream.
2006-11-27 15:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what makes sense, clean, disinfect, use sterile dressing. I read some where that when stitches aren't possible Doctors use super glue.
2006-11-27 15:42:41 · answer #5 · answered by Charles H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time a scar forms is when the edges of the cut are too far apart from each other. So keep it moist and not opened.
2016-05-23 16:21:06 · answer #6 · answered by LucyMarie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋