I’m glad the info helped you out. Hand injuries are really difficult. You want to make sure you don’t have any permanent damage. Plus, it’s no fun having to do everything one-handed for a while. I hope it all heals up well!!

Misty

Sorry to hear about your son. My 2-year-old is also always climbing and into everything.

If the cut is really long or really deep you should consider stitches. If it’s no longer bleeding, your main consideration will be scarring.

If you decide not to have stitches, then remember that you want to get the edges of the wound fit together as best as you can to make the scar as small as possible.

Then make sure to keep it held together like that and keep it dry for 7 – 10 days. If it pops back open or gets wet, which can also soften and re-open the wound, you’ll likely increase the size of the scar and open it to infection. If you don’t have steri-strips or butterfly bandages, you can try taking a fabric bandage and cut the sticky part on either side of the pad into thin strips. Use these across the wound to hold the wound edges in place. Leave them on for the full week if possible. The less you disturb the sealing of the wound edges, the better. I would also put a small amount of antibiotic ointment on AFTER closing the wound with the small bandage strips so you don’t interfere with the strips adhering well. The ointment should be able to penetrate fine in the spaces between the bandage strips.

It’s always a good idea to consult your family doc if you’re at all worried.

Good luck,

Misty

Misty