My stitches were all internal and dissolvable, so my wound looked kind of freaky with the two bits of skin just sitting up against one another and I was really unsure how it would heal but it did. I have a tear from my VBAC and they did the stitches the same - internal and dissolvable - and I still wonder how it is going to heal as it seriously just looks like two bits of skin sitting side by side, although I'm sure it will heal properly with time.