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I cut my scalp open and had 6 stitches today. I am currently in pain and wondering will this pain get better with time or worsen before it gets better?

Dr. Ronald Krauser, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University Answered Jan. 28, 2018
50 years experience in Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
It will improve. It will improve over the next 3-4 days.
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