 [ Symptoms ] injured finger sliced open 6 stitches cleaning properly and bandaged fingertip is burning throbbing is this normal  stitches were put in about 72hrs 3days ago still very painful [ Disease ] hi well infection can not happen just for touching the area infection must have happened already and appeared later other possibility for this pain in trigeminal neuralgia it is usually intense pain at the side of the face or below the eye with unknown origin if there is an infection in the tear ducts dacryocystitis you will need an antibiotic oral subscription by your doctor and you will need opthalmologic exam first i wish that helps you