Some patients ask if the later the stitches are removed for facelift surgery, the better, and if they can remove the stitches half a month later, will the skin grow firmer and the scars be smaller? Of course not, the time to remove stitches for facelift surgery is the same as for other surgeries, which is around one week. The question of how long it takes to remove stitches is actually a dialectical one. The usual time to remove stitches for surgery, which is usually around five to seven days, and for facial surgery, which is usually eight to ten days, is determined by how well the tissues have healed. If the stitches are removed too early, there may be a risk of wound dehiscence. If the stitches are removed too late, some damage to the skin may occur. Although the sutures used in cosmetic surgery are even thinner than a hairline and it causes relatively very little damage, if it takes too long, it can cause irreversible damage to the tissues and a pinhole scar on the skin. Therefore, in cosmetic surgery, you should choose the thinnest wire possible, do multiple layers of stitching, and remove the stitches as early as possible for small damage. If too much time passes, it is possible to develop a pinhole scar, or a strangulation mark, which is very unsightly. After a general surgery operation, a centipede-like scar is usually left behind. In the center of the centipede, there will be a reddish incision scar, surrounded by a strangulation scar, and finally two needle eyes lying there. This would be the general surgical method of large needle and thread suturing, which would produce a very obvious scar after surgery and be very troublesome to eliminate. So for the question of suture removal time, it must be based on the site of the surgery, the size of the surgery to choose the appropriate time to remove the suture, it is recommended to effectively listen to the doctor’s advice is appropriate.