A thigh strain or quadriceps strain is a tear in one of the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh. It can range from a mild discomfort to a full blown tear of most of the muscle resulting in severe pain and inability to walk.
The breakage of the stitches starts within 2 weeks of the stitching but if you want the complete stitches to disappear then the process of hydrolysis or the enzymes in our body do that in a period of 60 days and therefore it approximately takes up to 2 months for the stitches to get dissolved.
Best Answer: Stitches are usually removed in 1-2 weeks, but it may take longer for it to heal. You may have problems moving it for awhile.You were very fortunate that no tendons were damaged.Source(s): nurse. knife went under my skin and through my middle finger last weds. No tendents were damaged. i was just curious how long it usually takes to heal. i have 7 sitches.