Stitches

butterfly stitches? Laceration care...?

My fiance just got little paper stitches *i think they are called butterfly stiches* last nite that were supposed to stay on for 5 days but he was working and they came off already... They are on his hand and knuckles... What do we do now that they came off? Also he works around raw chicken all day and I am gonna clean his cuts real good for him when he gets home... How do I carefully clean them? What do i clean them with? Peroxide, Alcohol, Neosporin? I want to make sure the raw chicken doesnt make him sick or his wounds infected... Please help well he does wear gloves working with the chicken, but still.

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1. If he has a cut and is working with raw chicken, he should be wearing gloves...for two reasons, one, he could infect himself and two, he could infect the chicken with something. You should clean it with peroxide and then put something like neosporin on it. You can buy butterfly bandaids at a grocery store or pharmacy like RiteAid and put them on the cut. Then, encourage him to use rubber gloves. Chicken is filled with bacteria that could cause him some serious trouble.
2. First of all, it's a violation of health codes for him to be touching food for human consumption with lacerations on his hands. Second of all, he should be wearing gloves while he's doing this. Butterflies aren't stitches, they're small pieces of adhesive-covered material that are used to "glue" a wound shut when stitches aren't necessary. But, butterflies are typically put over the top of stitched areas to help reduce stress on the stitches and keep the wound closed. You can buy butterflies at any pharmacy and apply them where one was lost. Stitches should be kept dry and clean. This does not mean that you should clean them - the point is to keep dirt, fluids, and other contaminants away from the wound in the first place. Do not put alcohol or peroxide on stitches, they are made of polymers that will degrade faster when exposed. He should see a physician if he's actually broken the stitches, and should not be working with any raw meats until it has healed.
3. Keep them dry and clean....to avoid infections...