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Try to keep your stitches (sutures) dry for at least 48 hours after surgery. Your healthcare professional will tell you when you can get your stitches wet or if they need to be kept dry. This may depend on what kind of wound and dressing you have.
Commonly, gut sutures will only last about a week. Chromic treated gut will last a little longer. Some synthetic materials, like Vicryl, will last weeks. Non-resorbable sutures like nylon, silk, polyester, PTFE (teflon), and the like must be removed. As a side note, sutures are both a help and a hindrance to healing. They help to stabilize movable soft tissues.