When will the wound drain, dressing and stitches be removed?
• If you feel comfortable after a couple of days a dressing is not necessary. Your wound may look bruised at first but should fade to a neat ‘line’ within a few months. • When you touch your wound it is quite common for it to feel uneven at first. • If you have a wound drain it is usually removed 1-2 days after your operation. • Your stitches may be dissolvable, in which case, they do not have to be removed. • If they do need to be removed, the District or Practice Nurse will do it, about 10-14 days after your operation. The ward staff will make these arrangements for you, and give you this information before you leave hospital.
