How long will it take for my stitches to heal ?!


Question: How long will it take for my stitches to heal .?
I went for a birthmark removed and they removed half of it and stitched me up... i am back in 7 days to get them out but then have to wait for the rest to heal by its self until i can get the rest of my birthmark removed... the surgeon said probably about 3 month but i think myself it will most likely be sooner as its just a tiny cut atm... is there anything i can out on to hurry the process.?

the surgeon asked me if i smoked and i said yes and he said well smoking will hurry it along and i was like omg r u serious.?

but is there anything i can sue.?

if theres anything like a household object that would be great.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
he was joking about the smoking- smoking kills off the cells, the whole reason a scar recovers is because new cells form!

Doctors dont always know what they are talking abiut- some do ut ot all, mine asked "if it was really neseccary" when I said I was thinking about going in to hospital for my anorexia. It had taken me months of considering, and my BMI was 13.5 another doctor said I should take paracetamol pills on an empty stomach for them to work- umm, hello.?! have they ever read the packet.?! the packet says never take on an empty stomach- they can cause ulcers, and they lso need foor to be digested with so they end up in the blood and not just dispelled by acid! even I knew that! So I wouldnt go on everything a doctor says. Common sense far outweighs it in this respect.

For scars to heal, try palmers cocobutter for scars or bio oil for scars, both you can get from Boots the chemists, they are both proven to reduce scarring and help them to heal,
But if its an actual wound, - ie you cannot touch it without making it bleed/gettng it infected, then you need to step up your intake of protein (meat, fish, nuts, cheese, lentils, quorn, tofu etc) which is what rebuilds cells and also fresh fruit and veg- the greener the better, but also bright coloured fruit is great too. This will help your body repair from the inside, as the vitamins and nutients in these foods help cells to reform quickly.Health Question & Answer

The cut should be well on it's way to healing in 7 days. Smoking causes your body to take longer to heal...not shorter. You can use vitamin e oil to help heal cuts and scars. I would not recommend taking care of the rest yourself. Try to quit or cut down on smoking. You will heal faster and be more healthy.
Good luck. Health Question & Answer

proper nutrition will definitely help you out, perhaps you might wanna suggest to your doctor to open is books again, smoking will 100% not gonna help your stitches to heal faster it's gonna make it lot slowerHealth Question & Answer

Drink fruit juices...vitamin c helps to heal easier.Health Question & Answer



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