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Suggest Remedy For Swollen Cuts In Finger

I cut my finger pretty badly on Monday afternoon. I immediately cleaned it and wrapped it in a bandage. Today is Sunday and it is white, swollen, and the flap of skin from the cut has not closed yet. The cut was pretty deep and longer than 1/4 of an inch; I could (and can still) see this pinkish tissue like thing on one side of the cut. Do I need stitches? What should I do?
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history of you.

A thorough clinical examination is advised.

As you have a cut injury I will advice you to get a thorough clinical examination and if required the stitches will be advised.

Depending upon the layers of the skin got injured the clinician has to decide if stitches are required.

Also, cut injury will take a time to heal and depending upon the depth of the cut the tisses takes time to heal.

In my clinical practice patients come with similar complaints and we perform a thorough clinical examination and based on the clinical examination to perfrom stitching or not is planned.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Remedy For Swollen Cuts In Finger

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough clinical examination is advised. As you have a cut injury I will advice you to get a thorough clinical examination and if required the stitches will be advised. Depending upon the layers of the skin got injured the clinician has to decide if stitches are required. Also, cut injury will take a time to heal and depending upon the depth of the cut the tisses takes time to heal. In my clinical practice patients come with similar complaints and we perform a thorough clinical examination and based on the clinical examination to perfrom stitching or not is planned. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel