question: I had my gall bladder removed around three weeks ago, and I think my surgical wounds are healing. There is still some redness though, and the wound on my belly button is redder. There also seems to be a few small red (about a mm in diameter) splotches. The wounds do itch. I've applied both coco-butter and an anti-bacterial cream. I don't think there is pus present, but I was wondering how long surgical wounds generally take to heal or at least not appear red.