Follow-up with your primary doctor immediately or return to the emergency department if unable to if you develop any of the following:

1. Your wound is causing new pain, or the pain gets worse.  Some pain is normal with a wound, but do not ignore pain that is getting worse instead of better. You could have an infection.
2. The cut starts to bleed, and blood soaks through the bandage. Oozing small amounts of blood is normal.
3. The skin near the cut is cold or pale or changes color.
4. You have tingling, weakness, or numbness near the cut that we did not address during your visit.
5. You have trouble moving the area near the cut that we did not address during the visit.
6. You have increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness around the cut, which could be a sign of infection.
7. There are red streaks leading from the cut, or there is pus draining from the cut.
8. You have a fever that you can’t explain for another reason (like having a common cold)