After ankle arthroscopy surgery, the stitches will be removed in about two weeks under normal circumstances, and if there is wound infection it will prolong the time for removing the stitches.
Ankle arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery, this surgery is less traumatic, the wound is usually around 0.5~1 cm, which under normal circumstances, the wound has healed in about two weeks, if there are no special circumstances, the stitches can be removed.
However, if you don’t pay attention to the local cleanliness and hygiene after the ankle arthroscopy surgery, resulting in infection in the wound area, which will prolong the wound healing time, the removal of the stitches will also be extended, and actively control the infection to promote the healing of the wound, in addition to the patient’s diabetes, etc. will also affect the healing of the wound, need to prolong the removal of the stitches time.
Each person’s situation is different, the time to remove the stitches after ankle arthroscopy also varies, you should have a regular review, under the guidance of the doctor to remove the stitches.