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? Im 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.
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. External stitches should be removed after 14 days. Internal stitches dissolve in 3-4 months. But it doesn't postpone recovery. You should start with normal activities after 1 month.