Hey all! Just wondering when those little strips you had over your incisions came off? Mine are FUNKY. I was told to let them come off on their own but I am so icked out by them I just want to yank them! I won't but its a struggle!

When did your strips come off and did anyone take them off by themselves?

I was told by my surgeon to remove them after a week. I was a little freaked because I thought the cuts would slip open, but everything was fine.

I had staples first, and then when they took the staples out (after a week) they put steri strips on, and they lasted maybe three days before they fell off,and yes, they were way gross.

Most of mine came off after three weeks. I would trim the bits that had lifted every day or two. The big one stayed there for four weeks and I was so tired of them by then. Near the end, I rubbed a tiny amount of baby oil near them to help with getting them off.

All of mine came off except the big ones over my port incision...my surgeon removed that one at my 2 week post op appointment.

They took mine off at my post op follow up because I was having a HUGE allergic reaction to them.....what I thought was healing itchyness was a reaction. I actually still have square scars from the tape and I was banded 4/18/11. Anyhow, I think after 7 days you should be fine....get them wet and really really wet and they might just "oops" fall off....

All of my stitches were internal so they put dermabond on me. I am almost 5 weeks out and STILL getting it coming off, but most is gone now thanks to my fingernails. LOL.

lol they look gross but really its just the dried blood thats stuck on the strip.....Mine started to curl up and both I and the nurse pulled them off about a week or so.

I just pulled mine off about 20 minutes ago. I was told to do it after 10 days if they did not fall off themselves. I will admit it made my light-headed and pale, but they came off well, no problems.