I have a bad cut on my finger from 2 days ago, and it has not begun to heal yet?

Question

I cut my finger on a knife on Sunday, it is pretty deep, but my husband helped me (he's trained in first aid) put pressure on it and stop the bleeding. He cleaned it and bandaged it. Now 2 days later, it still has not begun to heal. The edges are jagged looking and have not yet started to come together. Does that make sense? Does it need stitches?

Answer 1

If it doesn't have any signs of heeling or drying out it may need stitches. You can give it one more day and if it still looks the same make an appointment. Good luck to you.. Use neosporin too..

Answer 2

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I have a bad cut on my finger from 2 days ago, and it has not begun to heal yet?
I cut my finger on a knife on Sunday, it is pretty deep, but my husband helped me (he's trained in first aid) put pressure on it and stop the bleeding. He cleaned it and bandaged it. Now 2 days later, it still has not begun to heal. The edges are jagged looking and have not yet started to...

Answer 3

If it hasn't started to heal you may need a stitch or two. Keep it covered when it is at risk of being contaminated but to speed the healing let the air get to it uncovered when you can.

To determine if stitches are needed, look at three things:

Depth. Is the wound deep enough to see the subcutaneous tissue (yellowish fatty tissue)? If so, the wound is deep enough to get stitches, but still may not need them.

Width. Can the wound be pulled closed easily? If the wound is gaping and cannot be easily pinched closed, then it will need stitches to hold it closed long enough to heal correctly.

Location. Wounds on areas of the body that stretch and move a lot will need stitches more often than those on areas that do not move as much. For example, a wound on the forearm will not move as much as a wound on the calf, so it would not necessarily require stitches.
The final - but not least - concern is how long it has been since your last tetanus vaccination. Tetanus shots are not effective after more than 5 years. If it's been longer than 5 years since your last tetanus shot, then you should go see a doctor. While you're there, you might as well have your wound evaluated for stitches. Ultimately, if you are concerned about the wound and not sure, then see a doctor.

Answer 4

If you cut your finger on a serrated knife, as it sounds like you must have because your wound is jagged, it likely tore your finger open instead of just making a nice incision. This type of knife is designed to inflict irregular wounds, so your finger will take longer to heal because the skin cannot just knit itself back together nicely. As long as it isn't oozing puss or really red, you should be fine as long as you keep it clean and dry.

If it has been two days later. It's too late to get stitches. You only have a window of a few (2-4) hours to get stitches before the skin will no longer accept them. It will tear around the stitches instead. Hope this helps; feel better soon!

Answer 5

To make the healing go faster why not put a tea towel over yr finger and put an ice pack on it for an hour each day as this will in some way speed up the recovery time

If you have a first aid kit with white strapping tape wrap your cut finger up with strapping tape and let it heal but remember to change the tape if it gets dirty & worn

Answer 6

I had a really deep cut in the palm of my hand that had to get sewn up immediately. The people in medical told me that after 1 day they are not allowed to put sutures in due to infection of re-opening the wound. That sounds painful, and I feel for you. But all that came from a naval doctor, so maybe you'll have a chance to get that fixed up.

My stitches came out after 19 days. So, if your cut's that deep, it might take 10 days for you to see any healing results.

Answer 7

It depends on how bad the cut is, as in how deep. Since the cut was only two days ago, I'm not too surprised that it hasn't started healing yet.

Yes, you might want to see about stitches. But if it's not still bleeding, I wouldn't fret it.

Answer 8

It's too late for stitches because although it looks like it's not healing it is doing so from the inside. Keep antibiotic ointment on it and keep it clean.

You have to be concerned about healing slower than usual because that is a symptom of diabetes. Call your doctor and perhaps he will want to see you to give you a blood sugar test and also look at the finger.

Answer 9

Maybe you needed stitches. But since your husband is trained in first aid, I guess he would've known if you did. Try putting some Neosporin on it this will keep any germs from getting in the cut and it also helps speed the healing.

Answer 10

with a deep cut it's not uncommon for surface healing to be delayed in healing. cuts heal from below the surface of the skin before graduating to surface skin.
keep the cut clean. apply some anti-bacterial cream (only enough to lightly cover the wound) on a bandage and apply to the cut. (this should keep it dry and less susceptible to infection).