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Keep the sutures clean and dry and avoid getting them wet for at least 48 hours. Ask your doctor when you can get them wet, such as in the shower. You can get your stitches wet briefly with a light spray, but they should not be soaked (like in a bath).
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Can you get a dogs stitches wet?
no you cant because otherwise the stitches will get wet and then get soggy and fall out then if the wound isn't healed enough then the cut, or wound could bleed a lot.
How long till you can get disolvable stiches wet?
External stitches shouldn't get wet as long as you have them. Wait until they're removed.
Can i wash my hair if I've got stitches?
You have to leave it for 5 days before getting the wound wet
When can you wash your hair after head wound with dissolving stitches?
3 days, then gently and quickly and don't leave wet
Can head injury stitches get wet?
Yes, only if u run them under water e.g. swimming,bath,shower etc.
How long until you can shower with stitches?
Initially it is not a good idea to get stitches wet in the bath or shower. You get stitches when the skin has be cut and during the initial stages of healing, it can disturb some of the fragile structures that are trying to form to aid in the healing. Washing or rinsing the site where the stitches are can remove antibiotics that have been applied to the site to protect it. Although the shower or bath water may be pretty sanitary, it still can introduce some pathogens - bath water more than showers. More importantly though, if antibiotics have been washed away, the environment around you is loaded with pathogens that now have an easier time getting a start at infecting the site of the stitches. Last, but not least, getting the stitches wet means you are also drying out the skin around them. The skin around the stitches is already damaged and removing the natural protections like the natural oils produced by the skin. I suppose it should go without saying that if the stitches are the kind that are designed to dissolve over time then you REALLY don't want them to get wet and dissolve ahead of schedule.
Can you give a dog a bath with stitches?
maybe it all depends how long your dog has had the stitches in and if they are opening. If they aren't just SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY bathe away from the stitches then take VERY LITTLE soap and lather up the skin and fur around the wound. When done hand wash the soap VERY CAREFULLY, this could take awhile but you don't want the stitches opening or getting infected
What do after having your appendix removed?
When the appendix is removed it is usually due to appendicitis. The doctor will recommend that you do not lift heavy objects for 6 weeks, and not allow the stitches to get wet.
How do stitches dissolve?
They are coated with a type of fatty acid which when it becomes wet, causes it to dissolve. Since the tissues are moist, the fatty acid makes the suture dissolve.
What is the medica term for stitches?
Stitches
What are some examples of joining stitches in sewing?
back stitches, machine . running stitches
How many stitches do you have?
i think we have 200,900 stitches
