Incisions/ Bandages

[BklynPenny 51]

So, my surgeon said I can shower & these tape looking bandaids will fall off if not he will remove them 1 week post op appointment. Anyone got any other instructions?

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[txsonicguy 262]

I was told to just leave them alone. They fell off in about 4 weeks.

[BklynPenny 51]

2 of them are dry blood n I wanna pull them off.

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[Good4me1313 54]

They may look better after you shower, not quite so icky. Either way, you really should leave them on there until they fall off. Congratulations fellow bandster!

[lisamase 52]

Don't pull them off, you could rip the incision.

[Sharpie 3,306]

my Dr. said shower if you don't let the Water hit your incisions.. leave those steri strips alone... and just let them fall off.. mine actually didn't fall off but when I went back for my post op check the P.A. took them off...

[rmalikone 108]

I believe my literature said I could take mine off. (talk to your Doctor)

[rbmk14 59]

Mine said that I can take the bandaids off 1 days after surgery when I shower and that I could let the Water and soap run over the incisions but to leave the steri strips alone until they fall off by themselves.

[Noki124 36]

The PA removed mine at my first post op visit since they didn't fall off on their own.

[Karen WS 78]

I have staples and band aids . I showered and changed the band aids. The are starting to itch though. Must be healing!

[BklynPenny 51]

Thanks Everyone.

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[AZ Gary 149]

I had my staples out after 10 days and they put steri strips on afterwards but some of them only lasted a day or so. I am down to just three strips. Everything else has healed up and the itching is starting to subside.