Can you change the stitches yourself?

It is possible to change your own medication after getting stitches, but it is not recommended to do so on your own. After the suture change is required to carry out aseptic operation, the use of special equipment, such as: disposable change tray, sterile tweezers, gauze, cotton swabs, alcohol, etc., the case of self-changed, may not be conditional on access to sterile equipment and the environment, in the process of changing the medicine is likely to lead to the phenomenon of infection, is not conducive to the recovery of the condition. In addition, in the process of changing the medicine is also needed to observe the recovery of the wound, if you change the medicine, it is difficult to accurately judge the recovery of the wound, can not control the need to use the drug, is not conducive to the recovery of the condition. It is recommended to go to the hospital or a regular medical institution to change the medicine, to avoid infection of the wound, leading to the aggravation of the condition, which will have an impact on the health of the body.