<prompt> When suture are removed from an incisional surgical wound at the end of one week, the wound strength of the wounded skin when compared to unwounded skin approximately?5080110  <response>: When sutures are removed, usually at 1 week, wound strength is approximately 10 of that of unwounded skin, but this increases rapidly over the next 4 weeks. Wound strength reaches approximately 70 to 80 of normal by 3 months but usually does not substantially improve beyond that point. 