I gave myself 3 stiches on the back of my heel. they are very neat, am i safe?

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I gave myself 3 stiches on the back of my heel. they are very neat, am i safe? The back of my heel is healing froma really bad blister, and every time i walk, it bursts open along this line, and it got to be about 3mm deep. so i took a NEW needle and thread, and i stiched it together. it didnt hurt, and i put this antaseptic healing cream on it. now i am going to sleep. is there a risk of infection? Yes i am aware that i sould crazy. Anyone done this before? the wound was about 4cm long.

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Put Neosporin or Bacitracin ointment on it. Take the stitches out in about 4 days. I think you should go see a doctor, but if you aren%26#039;t going to, watch for fever and swelling (on your heel). When was your last Tetnus shot? Hopefully within the last ten years. Don%26#039;t take a bath and soak it in the water or you will get an infection for sure.
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great tip about the bath, thanks :)

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  • well make sure that there is no opening left when you stitch it up.
    Bacteria can sneak into the damaged area and you can get a bacterial infection if you didn%26#039;t stitch it properly.

    Another risk can be that the stitching can open up. It is better to leave everything up to a doctor to stitch it up for you.

    For now since you are going to sleep, leave it on or put a bandage over it.

    Otherwise, I%26#039;m guessing you did a good job stitching it up lol.
    But you know, the best thing to do is to go to the docs and see if everyhting is good.
  • take yourself to a doctor. have him check it out. keep it super clean, and try not to do too much........ I have no idea how your gonna remove the stitches when they need to come out
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