I got cut in the eyebrow (no metal was
involved) and its a nice clean cut.
When i first got cut, I didn't feel
anything. It bled quite a bit. I washed it
out, applied pressure, put some ice for
about 30 min, and closed it as best as I
could (with clean hands) with butterfly
bandages.
That night it started to bleed a little
bit, but the bandages absorbed it. The
next day I cleaned it out a little bit
more, and removed the bandages to allow it
to scab. It bled a little bit when I
cleaned it.
When I got home I cleaned it with some
hydrogen-peroxide and put some first-aid
cream that maintains the cut moist (and my
mom says that it helps prevent scarring),
and keeps it from getting infected.
My eyebrow is pretty swollen, and the cut
is open, but scabbed, about .3-.4cm wide
(but it's swollen, and therefore it sort
of makes the cut bigger), and 2-2.5cm
long. It isn't bleeding, and it doesn't
hurt.
Should I continue to put the cream on it,
or should I let it dry out?
Should I go to the doctor to get stitches?
(I don't mind a little scar. Will stiching
it make the scar extremely smaller, or
just a little bit?)
Thanks
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Maddie34
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Posted: 10-28-07 02:06am
Hm. I had a friend who had a cut that
sounds like that. He went to the doctor
and got stitches. If its still pretty
swollen I would go see a doctor.
And applying the cream will prevent
infection, if you stop then you are open
to infection. Don't stop that, and see a
doctor so you know you are applying things
correctly and the cut is safely covered.
You may have a scar, my friend does, but
its not noticable unless you know what to
look for.
