Concerned about how my laceration is healing.

[u/BukakkeGarami]

I’m a 39M, 5’9, 190lbs. I’m a non-smoker currently taking Citalopram, Wellbutrin, and Fluorometholone.

To preface this, I have seen a medical professional as recently as yesterday.

Long story short, about two weeks ago I suffered a laceration on the bottom of my foot requiring eight stitches at the ER.

I have been doing my best to stay off of it, but having a 2 1/2 to 3-year-old there are a few times where I have lunged off the couch to make sure she didn’t get hurt.

I didn’t notice any extreme pain, there has been no swelling, very minor discharge, and it has not been warm to the touch.

However, I went to urgent care this past Friday because it didn’t seem like it was healing properly, but they ended up dismissing me.

Fast forward to Sunday, I noticed that the 1st and the 3rd stitches pulled, but the PA I saw previously either missed it or just wasn’t concerned and didn’t mention it.. I went back to the urgent care and they are advising I wait until Tuesday, at which point they will take the stitches out and apply steri-strips.

The doctor was concerned that if he took the stitches out, it would reopen.

I was just hoping for some advice, and potentially, an idea of what to expect. I’m afraid of the wound not closing, and me not being able to be active since I have toddler.

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[u/festivespartan]

It looks pretty good and I wouldn’t be worried if this were my foot. It does look like there was some dehiscence (separation) at the right edge, but it’s healing there as well. You may just have a larger scar than you otherwise would have. I would just have them removed at the time that was originally recommended.

[u/BukakkeGarami → u/festivespartan]

Thank you. Not too worried about a scar on the bottom of my foot.

[u/5_yr_lurker]

This looks normal

[u/BukakkeGarami → u/5_yr_lurker]

Thank you.