The disappearance time of the wound with effusion after suture is related to the amount of effusion and the size of the wound, ranging from 5 days to 3 weeks or even longer.
1. If the patient undergoes a relatively small surgery, the wound is smaller, the fluid is less, and his or her physical condition and nutritional status are better, the fluid in the wound can disappear completely in 5 to 7 days.
2. If the patient undergoes a major surgery, the sutured wound will be larger. The effusion after surgery is also more, if the patient’s nutritional status is also bad and hypoproteinemia occurs, there will be difficulty in absorbing the effusion and the disappearance time will be prolonged.
If there is no obvious leakage, the effusion can disappear in about two weeks. In the case of lymphatic fistula, intestinal fistula and biliary fistula, it usually takes more than 3 weeks for the fluid to disappear.
Patients are advised to follow the doctor’s advice after the stitches. The fluid will disappear more quickly if the medication is changed and the patient is rechecked on time.