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Help swimmer protecting surgery hand wound?
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Ask surgeon: If you've had an operation on your hand, you should ask your surgeon.
Answered 3/19/2012
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No swimming-2 weeks: Most surgeons recomend keeping wounds out of the pool til sutures are removed because of the possibility of infection introduced through the openings next to the threads. It is not worth the risk-stay out of the pool til it is healed.
Answered 9/28/2016
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