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After a cut is stitched up, after how many days can you start to bathe or shower that area?

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After it heals: Stitches are used to repair a significant cut in the skin, so it needs to heal well enough before getting it wet. Usually depending on the location stitches are left in 5-10 days and after that you can get it wet.

Answered 7/5/2012

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