 [ Symptoms ] can cigarette residue on fingers or mouth cause vaginal bacterial or yeast infection through oral or digital sex [ Disease ] i have no idea where you had stitches or the extent of your laceration repair facial sutures should be removed in just a few days rarely over five days and the wound reinforced by special tape extremity sutures can stay 7 10 days deeper wounds may require longer but it would be unusual for that recommendation to exceed three weeks this is really up to the medical provider who sutured you you should not be leaving most sutures in for as long as have nor should you be taking them out yourself unless you were instructed how to do so and when i have no idea if this will hurt i do not have enough information nor do i know your skill level of doing this