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How Long Will It Take For The Stitches To Dissolve After Surgery?

I had emergency surgery to remove my appendix it was open surgery the stitches are dissolvable how long before they disolve? Also my external stitches have tape over them when does this come off my bandage has been removed also I had a drain tube out of the wound which was removed after 3 days? its now been 11days since op? I'm 15 years old and do sports 5 times aweek so want to know how long before I can swim and do my judo training again.
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi and welcome to hcm. External stiches should be removed after 14 days. internal stiches dissolve in 3-4 months.but it doesnt postpone recovery. You should start with normal activities after 1 month.
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How Long Will It Take For The Stitches To Dissolve After Surgery?

Hi and welcome to hcm. External stiches should be removed after 14 days. internal stiches dissolve in 3-4 months.but it doesnt postpone recovery. You should start with normal activities after 1 month.