No No No...yes it is salty but its full of grit, sea life, dead sea life etc. Even soaking in a bath is not good. Wounds take minimum 10 days to be healed...minimum. But if stiches are disolvable it can take longer before all out...meanwhile they are a source for infective matter to get internally. An infection is not worth the risk. I didn't go into a pool until 3 weeks...and then had to wait longer again as a disolving stitch popped up. Safer not to risk it. If hot...cool showers.