stitches inside the mouth will dissolve rather quickly but if this same material is used on the outside of the lip it can take weeks before they will eventually fall out. with my patients i would take the outside sutures out (assuming the tissue has not grown over them) in about five days (depends on the depth and extent of the laceration). however with little uncooperative kids i may just leave them alone. since some medical providers use an absorbable suture inside and a non-absorbable suture outside i really can't be 100% sure what was done.
it has been 16 days since my son had stitches put in his lip how long should they take to dissolved? . they doctors in the er that placed the stitches said that they were suppose to dissolve. my son had an appointment with his doctor 3 days ago and she said that they had dissolved and all she could see was the stitches on the outside and that those will fall off. i was finally able to get my son to sit still so i could get a good look at them and i could still see a couple of the stitches under the skin. should i take him in to have them removed?