My sisters boyfriend cut himself with a box knife about 2 and a half hours ago. Since he did it purposefully on the wrist, we dont want my grandparents to know but I think it needs stiches. Its gaping open, close to 2inches long and at least 2mm deep. It took an hour and a half (accoding to my sister) for the bleeding to stop and he started to get sick by the time I got there. Hes fine now, the bleeding has stopped, but the wound is still gaping open. Do we need to take him to the doctors for stitches or will it heal on its own?
Hello there, I am Chat Doctor. Hope I have given appropriate guidance to you. Surely you need to visit a surgeon. 2 mm deep cut is on think skin like wrist area is definitely need a suturing. And you need some antiseptic for the prevention of infection. Uneven healing without suturing leads ugly scar formation. So I suggest you to take visit of your surgeon once. If you have any query you can consult me anytime. Give me star rating, helpful vote & thank you according to your satisfaction level. Thanking you.