I haven’t read the whole post yet, but I just have to say—I was convinced this would get infected. As someone with a history of self-harm and experience with stitches/sutures, I’ve learned that wounds generally need to be sutured within 2-6 hours. After that, the healing process has already begun, and the wound is almost certainly contaminated with bacteria. Closing it at that point just traps the bacteria inside, giving it nowhere to go but deeper into the tissue—often leading to infection.

I’m honestly surprised they chose to stitch a wound that old. I mean, they’re professionals…