Permanent stitches are stronger from the time they are first placed, and the doctor typically removes them.
Oceans, lakes, and rivers for open water swimmers could possibly contain bacteria, microorganisms, and viruses that could cause more problems if they got inside a wound trying to heal. “Additionally, swimming in poorly treated pool water or lakes/streams that have a greater degree of bacteria and other organisms can predispose to infection of the wound,” Hannan says. This could delay the wound healing on the outside. This includes bathing and swimming, which could cause the skin to become “wrinkly” or “pruny,” she says. Hannan says she tells her patients they may start showering at the 24-hour mark, but to not submerge the wound underwater for a prolonged period of time. In other words, the skin starts growing back new on the outside of the wound in two to three days to help seal off the wound from bacteria and other potentially harmful things. Hannan says a cut or laceration that has been closed with sutures starts to have epithelial cells regrow at 24 to 48 hours. “I do realize that it’s difficult to place life on hold for what can seem like a minor injury, but I’ve seen lack of good wound care turn a small problem into a larger one,” Hannan says. She says a little preventive maintenance on a wound trying to heal could be greatly beneficial to long-term health. The question for swimmers is, can I swim with stitches or sutures? If so, then what do I need to know?Ĭatherine Hannan, a board-certified plastic surgeon who practices in Washington, D.C., and places and removes sutures every day, helps clarify when swimmers should be able to get back in the water. Whether for flesh wounds during an accident or a planned incision through surgery, sutures are a temporary fix to a problem. It’s not uncommon for people to get stitches in their body at some point in their lifetime.
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