Can You Shower With Dissolvable Stitches

Most of my dissolvable stitches have fallen off but not all of them.

Can you shower with dissolvable stitches. Can i take a shower and get those stitches wet. What can i do to help my wound heal. Twice a day take hydrogen peroxide and dilute it with water.

Cover your stitches when you have a shower with a waterproof dressing you may be able to use a rubber glove or plastic bag if they will cover your wound. The 2 smaller ones are almost healed all that really can be seem are the stitches which don t seem to be dissolving i was told in hospital to have a shower daily to help them dissolve at a good rate which i have been doing but was wondering if i could now have a bath. All 3 have dissolvable stitches.

Dissolvable stitches are a type of suture that manufacturers make using special materials such as animal proteins or synthetic polymers that chemicals in the body can break down and absorb. They re made from. They re made from various materials such as nylon or silk.

They are made of special materials that can remain in the body for an extended period of time. Apply this solution with a q tip twice a day then apply antibiotic ointment or vaseline. Have a wash standing in a bath tub using a cloth to clean yourself and avoiding your stitches.

Over weeks or months your body dissolves the sutures well after your incision has closed. Take showers instead of baths. Keep your wound above the level of your heart as often as you can.

Here s a quick summary. Answered by dr. Suture line should be well healed at 3 weeks and completely seale.