<prompt> The tensile strength of the wound starts and increases afterImmediately after suturing3 to 4 days7-10 days6 months  <response>: Wounds do not begin to gain tensile strength from collagen until 5 - 7 days.Wound achieves around 20 by 3 weeks, and around 60 by four months.Scar tissue continues to remodel for at least 6 - 12 months after an injury. 