How long before your strips fell off?

I was banded 9/4 and still have some of the sterile stops on. I don't pull on them, just letting them fall off naturally.

Hi Susie,

I was banded 9/7 and I noticed my steri strips coming off about 6 days after surgery. My doctor told me if they are starting to come off then gently finish peeling off while I'm in the shower so they come off easily. I've taken 3 off and still have 2 left on my left. One of them is where the port is and my doctor said that it's always the last one to heal. Best wishes with your recovery.

Oh I'm glad I was banded Fri and have been showering everyday. The strips looked so dirty and were coming off so I gently took them off and put a dab of neosporin and bandaid. The wounds looked amazing I couldn't believe it. Almost all healed. Of course Mr port is still sore and I didn't touch that strip. Thanks everyone.

I was banded 9/4 and doc told me if they didn't fall off by day 10 I could take them off.

My surgeon said do not pull them off regardless as each person's skin heals differently....which makes sense, so I am on day 7 they are curling, but I would recommend not pulling any off;

My doctor pulled them off at my post op appt 6 days later

Well I guess there is no correct answer. I took all 5 of mine off except the port. I feel that if the are closed they will scar better if they can breath. They were very moist not the incision but the whole patch of skin. The strip was dirty looking. I just feel if something is moist it's breeding bacteria. Not that anyones dr. is wrong. Just my paranoia. I'm a picker by nature. Let no scab go un picked no pimple un popped.