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I fell in the bathtub and i want to know do i need stitches ?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Limited information so hard to assess, Where did you hit yourself and are you bleeding? . If bleeding does not stop in 1/ hour with pressure, swollen ,painful to walk use the limb, dizzy , nauseated, confused, go to urgent care. F/u/ w/ MD

Answered 7/21/2021

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When you post on this site the more info you provide the more likely we can provide a reasoned answer. You fell, but did you cut yourself? Where ? Is the cut more than 1/2 inch long? Is the bleeding stopped? Is the flesh gaping ? A small cut where bleeding has stopped rarely needs stitches. A cut over an inch long/gaping/bleeding usually heals best with stitches.

Answered 7/21/2021

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