– How do doctors measure a cut to determine if it needs stitches or a bandaid? What’s the process, etc?

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– How do doctors measure a cut to determine if it needs stitches or a bandaid? What’s the process, etc?

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Answer 1

The general ‘rules’ are if a cut is longer and/or deeper than half a inch, deep enough to see muscle, fat or bone, or if it is wide or gaping, or doesn’t stop bleeding.

For the rest it’s up to the doctor, he has the experience with wounds and how they heal. He can then advise if sutures, patches, glue or just a bandage is best for the healing and possible scars.