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A member asked:

When shoudl someone call my doctor after a laceration?

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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends on how bad: And where the laceration is located. If deep or bleeding a lot, or in a very sensitive area, or on face or hand, call the doc, describe it, and the doc will make a determination if yu have to have it evaluated for sutures or whatever rx appropriate. Common sense, as always, is the way to go.

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Answered 1/1/2023

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