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Got Hit In Chin. How To Cure It?
I was doing karate and didn t have my mouth guard in. I got hit in the chin and but a small pea sized area of my lower inside lip. It is now hanging by half. I m unsure what to do, do I have to go to the doctor? Will it heal? Do I just bite the rest off?
Mon, 13 Jan 2014
hi, you need to see a surgeon. large lacerations require sutures. you may also need some antibiotics, donot bite the area.
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