●Keep your stitches or staples dry and covered with a bandage. Non-absorbable stitches and staples need to be kept dry for 1 to 2 days. Absorbable stitches sometimes need to be kept dry longer. Your doctor or nurse will tell you exactly how long to keep your stitches dry.
●Once you no longer need to keep your stitches or staples dry, gently wash them with soap and water whenever you take a shower. Do not put your stitches or staples underwater, such as in a bath, pool, or lake. Getting them too wet can slow down healing and raise your chance of getting an infection.
●After you wash your stitches or staples, pat them dry and put an antibiotic ointment on them.
●Cover your stitches or staples with a bandage or gauze, unless your doctor or nurse tells you not to.
●Avoid activities or sports that could hurt the area of your stitches or staples for 1 to 2 weeks. (Your doctor or nurse will tell you exactly how long to avoid these activities.) If you hurt the same part of your body again, stitches can break, and the cut can open up again.
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