The breakage of the stitches starts within 2 weeks of the stitching but if you want the complete stitches to disappear then the process of hydrolysis or the enzymes in our body do that in a period of 60 days and therefore it approximately takes up to 2 months for the stitches to get dissolved.
Boston Celtics draft Larry Bird with the 6th pick of the NBA Draft. June 9, 1978. Drafted sixth overall as a junior-eligible by the Celtics, behind Mychal Thompson (Portland), Phil Ford (Kansas City), Rick Robey (Indiana), Micheal Ray Richardson (New York), and Purvis Short (Golden State).
After retiring as a player, Bird went on to have a coaching career. He coached the Indiana Pacers for three seasons, leading them to an NBA Finals appearance. He also won the Coach of the Year Award in 1998. Before the draft, Larry Bird had just finished his junior year at Indiana State. However, he was eligible to be drafted without applying for hardship because his original college class at Indiana University had graduated. He initially enrolled at Indiana University in 1974 but dropped out before the season began.