When suture are removed from an incisional surgical wound at the end of one week, the wound strength of the wounded skin when compared to unwounded skin approximately?
When sutures are removed, usually at 1 week, wound strength is approximately 10% of that of unwounded skin, but this increases rapidly over the next 4 weeks. Wound strength reaches approximately 70% to 80% of normal by 3 months but usually does not substantially improve beyond that point.
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80%
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Wound Healing