Select your wound area to get your return date and care instructions.
📋 Source: Suture removal timing based on standard wound healing references and RACGP clinical guidelines. Individual healing varies — your doctor's specific instructions always take precedence. This card provides general guidance only — not a substitute for personalised medical advice.
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Step 1 — Procedure date
Step 2 — Wound location
Return to clinic
🚨Come back sooner — or go to ED — if you notice:
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Increasing redness, swelling, or warmth spreading from the wound
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Pus or discharge that is yellow, green, or has an odour
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Fever (temperature above 38°C)
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Bleeding that doesn't stop with 10 minutes of firm pressure
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Pain that is getting worse instead of better after the first 24 hours
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Sutures coming loose, breaking, or the wound edges separating (gaping)
If in doubt, call the clinic. Don't wait for your scheduled appointment if the wound looks or feels wrong.