<prompt> The tensile strength of the wound stas and increases afterImmediately after suturing3-4 days7-10 days1 month  <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. 