Question 1

what should i do to help heal a deep cut under the chin on a 3 and a half year old?

Accepted Answer

Deep cut: firstly if its a deep cut - then you have to get the child to an urgent care facility or the ER - it may require suturing - if you leave it - it may form a scar that could affect the child as they get older.

Question 2

what food helps heal cuts and deep wounds ?

Accepted Answer

Stp cutting yourself: No such a food. Zink helps would healing, and also protein.

Question 3

how long deep paper cut heal?

Accepted Answer

Depends on lacation: It depends on location but usually all these will heal within 5 to 7 days if there is no infection or any other complication.

Question 4

i cut arm yesterday. is a small cut but is deep and it may need stiches. what happens if i don't get stiches? will it heal itself?

Accepted Answer

It probably: Will heal, but how well and did you cut anything important like tendons or nerves. 
I would at least have a doctor evaluate it for your own good. Also, are you up to date on the tetanus?

Question 5

i accidentally cut myself with my razor and it is sort of deep and the white layer of skin under it is showing. what can heal it up quickly?

Accepted Answer

Superfast healing: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing  so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day  and protected from trauma.  Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

Question 6

can a 1/4 inch deep/wide cut heal without stitches? bleeding stopped after 5-7 mins and it's been 3 days but part of the cut hasn't healed yet.

Accepted Answer

Laceration: after three days of not being stitched the chance of infection I'd too great to stitch it now.  It will heal on its own bug it will take longer than it would have with stitches.  We like to stitch lacerations within 24 hours.

Question 7

i cut my tongue eating cracker bread! how long will it take to heal its not deep surface cut i think, as the side of my is hurting ?

Accepted Answer

Usually a few days: Depending upon how deep the cut is.

Keep the area very clean, use colgate peroxyl peroxide rinse to clean the area to keep out debris and promote healing.

If it becomes quite red, painful, swollen or oozes pus from an infection, immediately see your dentist.

Question 8

this cut is deep, maybe 1-2 centimeters, ,when i saw the doctor a week ago, he said to keep it dry and i have. its just open and wont heal.

Accepted Answer

Healing : You should see the surgeon again if you are still dissatisfied at the rate of healing. Good Luck

Question 9

cut my finger about 10hrs ago. it looked deep quickly cleaned and dressed it, now you can barely tell i cut it. is it possible to heal this quicly?

Accepted Answer

Well: Body heals in a predictive manner. It has not change for over thousands of years. Some wounds may look deeper to you, but not for a doctor.  Doctors look at wounds in a different way (the medical , anatomical way).  I'm glad your wound is closed and well. Only hulk can heal super fast.

Question 10

so me and my boyfriend were messing around and he was fingering me, then i started to bleed, we both concluded that he scratched me, i was curious about long it should take to heal? 
how do i know if the cut is deep or not? without going to to the doctors

Accepted Answer

Minutes to hrs: Any active bleeding should have stopped by now just like a cut in the mouth would though some residual blood may have pooled in the vagina.

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What should i do to help heal a deep cut under the chin on a 3 and a half year old?

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What food helps heal cuts and deep wounds ?

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How long deep paper cut heal?

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I cut arm yesterday. is a small cut but is deep and it may need stiches. what happens if i don't get stiches? will it heal itself?

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I accidentally cut myself with my razor and it is sort of deep and the white layer of skin under it is showing. what can heal it up quickly?

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Can a 1/4 inch deep/wide cut heal without stitches? bleeding stopped after 5-7 mins and it's been 3 days but part of the cut hasn't healed yet.

A member asked:

I cut my tongue eating cracker bread! how long will it take to heal its not deep surface cut i think, as the side of my is hurting ?

A member asked:

This cut is deep, maybe 1-2 centimeters, ,when i saw the doctor a week ago, he said to keep it dry and i have. its just open and wont heal.

A member asked:

Cut my finger about 10hrs ago. it looked deep quickly cleaned and dressed it, now you can barely tell i cut it. is it possible to heal this quicly?

A member asked:

So me and my boyfriend were messing around and he was fingering me, then i started to bleed, we both concluded that he scratched me, i was curious about long it should take to heal? how do i know if the cut is deep or not? without going to to the doctors

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