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can it hurt to leave stitches in for too long?
I recently cut my pinkie wide open washing a glass that broke with my hand in it. I went to the ER and got nine stitches on the outside of my finger. (totally wish I had a better story, but all I can think of is a knife fight haha)
the thing is that right afterwards I went on vacation (yay San Fran!). While I made sure that I didn't have any nerve damage (can feel the rest of my finger fine) I was not able to make a doctors appointment until next Wednesday. The doctor told me that the stitches should come out in 7-10 days and next Wednesday would make it 15.
The thing is that since the cut was so bad they will probably have to trim off some dead skin that has been healed underneath when the stitches come out. I'm a bit worried that they would be in too long but really not sure.
Any ideas?
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