When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...

A facial cut that is treated in the emergency room may require a plastic surgeon to stitch up to avoid possible scarring. Morsa Images Getty Images Q. When I was a young child, I had a cut and was ...

After suffering from a traumatic dog bite that left her needing as many as 37 stitches in and around her mouth, Jillian Osborne felt devastated. "It wasn’t the main scar I hated most; it was the tiny ...