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glatt · 10-02-2008, 08:54 AM

The deeper the cut, the more likely you need stitches, but if you wait more than half a day, they probably won't give them to you. After 24 hours, forget it. You are on your own. They won't stitch it up. It traps infection inside.

10-02-2008, 08:54 AM	#116
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The deeper the cut, the more likely you need stitches, but if you wait more than half a day, they probably won't give them to you. After 24 hours, forget it. You are on your own. They won't stitch it up. It traps infection inside.