Follow these essential steps :. When a wound is severe, there are a few additional steps that should be followed as you are preparing to meet with a doctor. If an object, such as a nail, is stuck in the skin, then the object should not be removed before talking to a doctor.
Keep in mind that if medical attention is required, it is best to visit an emergency room or urgent care center within 6 to 8 hours of injury. Early treatment is essential to avoid common complications, such as infection.
As you are inspecting the wound in step 3 above , look for these signs that might indicate a need for stitches.
Here are a few indications that you may need stitches:. During the third week, use the ointment at night, then stop the ointment. While the eye is healing, a little ointment more often is OK! Adults who have adjustable strabismus surgery, may require ointment or lubricants for longer.
The mauve muscle stitch normally takes one to two months to dissolve. Remember, no swimming for at least three weeks after an eye operation, to reduce the risk of infection. These symptoms need to be reviewed SOON. Please leave the eyepad on. You should not have any pain. Some irritation may be caused if the eyelashes are open and catch under the eyepad. Your eye should be closed under the eyepad. Your 3D depth perception will be different. Dr Dunlop will review the eye. A fresh new eyepad is used on the first day after the operation.
The eye wound heals faster if the eyelid doesn't rub on the wound. The antibiotic ointment will help lubricate the eye. Please start the eye drops and ointment as directed on your instruction sheet. Several reviews are made during the month of healing. Dr Dunlop will measure and prescribe glasses weeks after the operation. The vision will be blurry as the eye heals. Also the glasses will be wrong for the new operated eye. UTF-8 represents Unicode characters as one to four bytes, so we will store anywhere between 32, and , characters past the first 4, characters.
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If you've had an injury, you may wonder whether it's going to require stitches. This will depend on the type of wound, cause, other conditions you may have, and whether stitches are the treatment of choice.
Be sure that you are taking care of the wound until you can get professional help. This photo contains content that some people may find graphic or disturbing.
Stitches are used for two reasons:. Let's look at the second reason first, to get it out of the way. If the wound is in an area where scarring would be obvious and the wound is deep enough to see the fatty tissue under the skin surface the subcutaneous tissue , then stitches may be indicated to reduce scarring.
Consult a doctor if you are concerned about scarring.
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