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My wife has cut her foot. the cut is about 2cm long and possibly 1cm deep. there was not much blood. we have cleaned using savlon and bandaged the wound. does she need to go to a doctor?
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Cuts: Sutures approximate the wound edges and typically allow a wound to heal quicker. However, even though the wound is not sutured keeping in clean and covered will still allow the wound from infection and it will heal.
Answered 12/16/2019
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