In general, in a healthy non-diabetic surgical individual with a simple surgical wound, sutures/ staples can be removed after:
a. 5–7 days.
b. 7–10 days.
c. 10–12 days.
d. 12–15 days.
b
In general, healing should have progressed enough in
7–10 days so that the sutures or staples can be removed. In
a person who is diabetic, or has a slower immune response,
the sutures/staples may need to be left intact a little longer.
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