Stitches - plz help!!! how do i take care of a deep cut without having to get stitches?

plz help!!! how do i take care of a deep cut without having to get stitches?

i am a cutter and today i accidently cutt way deeper than i usually do. i know it needs stitches but i dont want to have to show some strange doctor my arm. however it really scares me...is there something i can do to make sure its ok...like neosporn or something...its too big for a bandade? wut do i do?

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You NEED to go to the doctor. End of story. If you don't want to get stitches you could probably ask them to butterfly it.
first of all thats not healthy but hey im not here to run ur life haha and putt pressure on it with a towel of some sort until the bleeding stops. and you should disinfect it as well. u can put neosporin on it but it really does need a band aid to stop further bleeding and infection. hope this helps.
Go and see a doctor. If you don't, make sure you disinfect it and cover the wound/stop the bleeding with some dressing. But still, go and see a doctor. There are ways to fix this without stitches, talk about it with your doctor.
get Nexcare First Aid Steri-Strip Skin Closure.....first stop the bleeding by applying pressure to it...you can use a gauze pad and an ace bandage if the cut is really big...if not just apply pressure and you can buy the steri strips from any pharmacy like rite aid or walgreens...make sure you clean it with peroxide or iodine