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If a person presents to a healthcare center within 6 hours of a laceration they are typically closed immediately after evaluating and cleaning the wound.

After this point in time, however, there is a theoretical concern of increased risks of infection if closed immediately.

Thus some healthcare providers may delay closure while others may be willing to immediately close up to 24 hours after the injury.

A single study has found that using clean non sterile gloves is equivalent to using sterile gloves during wound closure.