When I was a teen I was playing basketball and collided heads with someone. It cut my eyebrow open maybe 1/2 inch. I was okay besides some bleeding. But people were telling me I should go get it stitched.
Ball was life, so I kept playing and now its fine I even have a cool scar. I have even heard other people over the years show me scars and say stuff like “I probably should have got stitches but whatever” and most of their scars looked fine besides the fact they were scars.
So why get stitches unless its an obviously huge cut that wont close by its self?
In: Biology
Various reasons, first it makes it less likely to reopen, second it reduces the probability of infection and finally it usually means the scar is a lot smaller. Keeping the wound secured helps the body heal it better and faster, while it is not always neccesary it definitely is a good idea
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