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Dermabond over incisions.

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Origflyboy    0

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I was just banded on Thursday and I feel great, but was wondering if anyone has else has had the dermabond over the incisions. I am showering, but want to know how long it took for the incisions to heal fully for you. I feel like I should know this as I am a nurse, but have not dealt with the dermabond in my area of work. Thanks!

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Fifimcbandster    0

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I had dermabond on my incisions as well it was great no oozing or any messes coming from the incisions :) mine were never covered by badages and they were totally healed and the glue finally came off completely about 10-14 days

I was just banded on Thursday and I feel great, but was wondering if anyone has else has had the dermabond over the incisions. I am showering, but want to know how long it took for the incisions to heal fully for you. I feel like I should know this as I am a nurse, but have not dealt with the dermabond in my area of work. Thanks!

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Origflyboy    0

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They are healing great I was just concerned about accidentally washing it off. Thanks for replying!

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lea3277    6

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The dermabond on two of my bigger incisions never came off and I am 23 days post op. They are healed for the most part. I finally got a rag and scrubbed the dermabond off this morning. My other 3 incisions healed really quickly and the dermabond was off in a couple of weeks or so.

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highland    168

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I'm 13 days out. All the incisions are practically invisible except the port which is still healing. I was cleared for swimming at one week so the dermabond is all gone! greensmilies-026.gif

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THEgeorgiaPEACH    3

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I had dermabond as well. The shower will help the dermabond come off... which it's supposed to do. Mine was coming off on day 3 and I was freaking out! I called my doc and he said its completely normal. It was fully off at probably 8 or 9 days post op, and just the scabs were remaining. Its okay to shower normally & regularly.

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jennifer1    180

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i also had dermabond. i showered day 3 and it had already started peeling off. i just let it happen naturally and when it was hanging gently pulled it off

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Jess55    97

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Dermabnod is tough. Mine started peeling off the incisions at like 14 days or so. I had to literally scrape the glue surrounding my incisions off with my fingernail after like 3 weeks. My imcisions healed pretty well. One got a slight superficial infection, but a couple days of TAB and a band aid cleared it up. Though it's weird when I use my abs doing pushups and stuff that one gives a dull twinge every so often

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