Stitches and Cut Repair in Charlotte

Yes. OneSpotMD evaluates cuts and offers stitches, staples, skin glue or Steri-Strips when appropriate at both Charlotte clinics, Steele Creek and Plaza Midwood, 7 days a week.

At OneSpotMD’s Steele Creek and Plaza Midwood clinics. Walk in Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, or Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.

A standard repair is $225 plus the $140 visit, totaling $365, with numbing included. Complex repairs, vaccines, X-rays and other services can cost more. Ask for an estimate after assessment.

ER charges vary widely by hospital, wound, services and insurance. Ask the hospital for an estimate when appropriate, but do not delay emergency care to compare prices.

Urgent care can cost less for a wound suitable for outpatient repair. At OneSpotMD, the base self-pay visit and repair total $365; complex repairs and additional services cost more. Severe injuries need emergency care regardless of cost.

Your plan’s copay is due at the visit; deductible or coinsurance may also apply depending on services and benefits. You may receive a bill after insurance processes the claim. Copays for covered visits with most NC Medicaid plans are usually $0 or $4; confirm coverage and costs for the repair as well.

We accept most NC Medicaid plans. Copays for covered visits are usually $0 or $4; confirm that your plan covers the clinic, wound repair and other services, and ask about your cost.

Yes. Numbing with lidocaine is included in the repair price.

Seek prompt assessment for a gaping or deep wound, a cut on the face, hand or joint, a bite, or contamination. Heavy bleeding that does not slow with firm pressure, loss of sensation or movement, or a serious injury needs emergency care rather than a routine clinic visit.

Seek care as soon as possible. There is no single safe time limit for all wounds. Closure depends on the wound’s location, age, contamination and infection risk; some wounds need delayed closure or another treatment. Do not wait because a cut is still within 24 hours.

Yes. We use stitches, staples, skin glue (Dermabond) and Steri-Strips. Your provider picks the best option for your cut and talks it through with you.

Yes. Steri-Strips, also called butterfly strips, work for small, shallow cuts.

Yes. We repair face cuts, including forehead, eyebrow, chin and lip cuts. If a cut needs a plastic surgeon, we’ll refer you.

Yes. The provider checks movement and feeling first. If a tendon or nerve may be hurt, we’ll refer you to an orthopedic specialist or the ER.

It depends on the wound and your vaccination history. With a completed primary series, a booster may be needed at 10 years for a clean minor wound or 5 years for a dirty or major wound. Unknown or incomplete vaccination requires assessment, and some high-risk wounds also need tetanus immune globulin. The vaccine must be appropriate for age. Tdap is $110 self-pay when indicated; confirm insurance coverage and costs.

We can examine the wound and, when indicated, obtain an X-ray at Steele Creek. X-rays detect some objects, including many glass fragments, but may miss small fragments or materials such as wood. The self-pay X-ray adds $95 per body part, including the radiologist’s fee, to the visit and other services.

We assess appropriate cuts in children ages 3 months and older; the clinician decides whether repair here or specialist/emergency care is appropriate. Routine care generally requires a parent, legal guardian or other legally authorized adult’s consent, with exceptions under North Carolina law.

Yes. Walk in at either clinic to have stitches removed, even if they were placed somewhere else. Removal is a regular visit, $140 self-pay.

Follow the date your treating clinician gives you. Timing depends on body site, wound and closure material; facial stitches often come out earlier than stitches on hands or feet. Some stitches dissolve and do not need removal.

Go to the ER or call 911 for bleeding that spurts or won’t slow with pressure, a cut where you can’t move a finger or it feels numb, bone showing, a body part cut off, or a deep wound to the chest, belly or neck.

Apply firm continuous pressure with clean gauze or a cloth. Do not remove a deeply embedded object. Seek prompt assessment; call 911 for uncontrolled heavy bleeding, signs of shock or a life-threatening injury.

Antibiotics are not routine for every simple cut. Cleaning and appropriate wound care are important; antibiotics may be indicated for certain bites, contaminated wounds, infection or patient-specific risks. Antibiotics do not prevent tetanus.

Spreading redness, warmth, swelling, pus, fever or worsening pain need prompt assessment. Rapid progression, confusion or feeling very ill requires emergency care.

Yes. Some staff speak Spanish, and language assistance is available. Please tell us your preferred language when contacting the clinic. Sí, avísenos si prefiere recibir atención en español.