This is day 4 for me, and I was wondering if anyone else noticed one of their steri-strips just coming off on its own. I don't want this to keep happening, but for now, nothing is exposed or anything. Is this okay? Is there anything I can do for protecting the others from coming off in my sleep or just day to day life.

It's perfectly normal, that's what they are supposed to do. Some of them will hang on and eventually make you crazy enough that you'll pull them off!

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Okay, awesome, thanks! My doctor just told me to make sure they stay on for about 10 days, and so I was kinda a little frazzled this morning when I noticed one was no longer attached to my incision site. I feel a lot better having heard that, if they come up on their own, it's no big deal. Thanks for such a speedy, instant reply!!

When I had surgery my doctor put tape over the steri strips so they would stay on longer. If you really want them on longer, you can try that. But it is normal for them to start coming off.

Most of my bandages fell off right away, I just put a bandaid over the small ones and I put a big patch over the largest opening, no big deal.