How often does the wound or surgical site should be evaluated by for infection and/or if the wound is properly healing after the surgery?

Weekly.: Early after surgery your surgeon may ask you to stop by frequently. After a week, sutures or staples need to be removed. Then, a check in a couple of weeks is typical.

It Depends: The risk of a wound infection varies depending on the type of operation & a patient's resistance to infection. I will typically see patients between 1-2 weeks after surgery. If there are any concerns about an infection, a follow-up appointment may be necessary.

Depends: Depends on the judgement of the caring physician. High risk wounds may get checked daily and low risk wounds may go a month. Generally if a wound is going to get infected it will usually happen within the first nine days or so. After that the risk goes down dramatically.

Varies by wound clas: This will often vary by the wound. For example some wounds are more prone to infection and certain procedures such as leaving the wound open or placing a drain or inserting or prescribing prolonged antibiotics may be instituted to lower the risks. Higher risk wounds such as those suspicious for group a strep may be seen every day whereas low risk wounds may not be seen at all.