I could have gone through the hassle of getting stitches. It was still bleeding four hours later. My daughter said since it was still bleeding after three hours wrapped in gauze I could either do butterfly strips or stitches if that didn't work. I opted for butterfly strips. It's actually on the top of the finger from the bottom corner of the nail down about an inch down the side. I went down and closed the cutter. There was blood on it! I was worried about it dripping on the fabric!