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?
50%
80%
1%
10%
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.
Wound Healing