If any sutures come out too early, call your child's physician and in the meantime reinforce the wound with tape that pulls the edges together or with butterfly Band-Aids. Continue the tape until the date when the sutures are due to be removed. Avoid sports that could reinjure the wound. If a sport is essential, apply tape to the wound before playing. Scars A sutured wound will develop a scar.
All wounds heal by scarring.
The scar can be kept to a minimum by taking the sutures out at the right time, preventing wound infections, and protecting the wound from being injured again during the first month after the injury. The healing process continues for 6 to 12 months. Only after this time will the scar assume its final appearance. There is a red streak or red area that spreads from the wound. A stitch comes out early.