Generally wound closure should occur within 6-8 hours to contol bleeding, reduce the chance of infection, and minimize scarring (cosmetic). Our skin tissue also starts to form "a crust" as time goes by and that makes fusion more difficult. I've seen a PA cut back some tissue to get rid of the crust and close the wound but that was in a combat environment where the soldier had to get back to the fight. Nothing about Iraq was sterile and closure reduced the chances of infection.
Thanks, Dinny
