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Hi, my leg got stitched up (8)and infected(mild), yesterday i removed the stitches at the hospital and now i'm not covering the injury is that okay?
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Yes,that is ok but: you might want to put some polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) ointment on it twice a day.
Answered 11/28/2017
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