Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Hello, i am 20 years old and on 22th july i had a mole removal on my back. now i have 5 stitches. when can i remove them? thank you
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Stitch in time: Stitches on the skin can be removed between 10 -14 days depending on the vascularity and healing of the skin. Ask your physician when he or she wants to remove them. They should be removed with sterile instruments, then a sterile dressing is applied.
Answered 7/22/2015
2.5k views
Ask your MD: You should have a follow up appointment with your MD to check on the wound and remove the stitches. How long they need to stay in depends on where the wound is, how large it is, how much tension is on the wound and what size and type the sutures are. It is impossible for me to say without more information how long they need to stay in.
Answered 7/23/2015
2.5k views
Stitches removal: Usually the person who put them in will have you come back for stitches removal about day 7-8
Answered 7/24/2015
2.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Had a back mole removed about a week ago. Area has a scab and still a bit of dissolvable stitch. The skin around the area is red but no puss - normal?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Should i be conserned about my stitche i had removed? Oozing and bleeding. No warning from dr. So i wasnt expecting it. Is it ok i had a mole removed on my side just above my hip. I had it as far back as i can remember. Part of the stitches are supposed t
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Plastic sugery done to remove moles from cheeks before 6 months..Dark stitches are visible now also.What to do?How long they will remain ?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My stitches are bleeding a tiny bit after mole removal. Do I need to get it checked out?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Stitches were removed yest on lower back from a mole removal. Steri strips are now holding incision area.. A bit of bleeding occuring. Is this normal?
I had a mole removed &had 7 stitches on my back been over a month now since stitches r out got a blister in where the stitches where hurts is this bad?
I had a mole removed from my side back 12 days ago the stitches are now out its itchy and today I noticed a lump under scar is this normal? No pus
Should stitches still have light blee ding 4 days later? Lower right side of back. In the side crease mole was removed
I had a mole removed on scalp and there is now a black scab over the top of the excision site. Been 7 days since stitches removed. Any need for worry?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
