Steri-strips - when did yours come off?

[MeMeMEEE 206]

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks, one has come of and a second is partially off but the other 3 are holding strong. When did yours fall off?

[WyomingMountainGal 1]

My doctor took them off at my 10-day check-up.

[Rootman 1,101]

Mine started to come off in 10 days or so. It largly depends on how much you perspire and how oily your skin is.

[Janae 12]

I used to work for general surgeions. We told people they coould pull them off after 2 weeks if they hadn't fallen off.

[Jinjin 21]

With mine, 1 fell off after 2 weeks. My doc took off the rest at my 4 week check up.

[Indymom 132]

Mine had started to curl a little and just generally irritate me (and itch) after about 10 days. I waited until I was at the 2-week mark and then off they came. My incisions are all completely healed at the 18-day mark, although I think there's a tiny curl of a suture sticking out of one of them. I figure I'll just let it hang out and if it's still there at my 4 (5?) week follow-up, I'll ask my surgeon what to do about it.

[MeMeMEEE 206]

My surgeon told me if any sutures poked out just to cut it off.

[LeahG 16]

My surgeon told me to just let them fall off. After a couple weeks, the ends started to curl up so I just trimmed the ends off. At my 2 week appt (which was actually 2.5 weeks) my doc told me I could just take them off. They were pretty grody by that time lol.

[MimiMermaid 13]

i don't think i got those.. i got some kind of glue. It's only been a week and 2 have already fallen off. My incisions look tiny and all healed up already

[smiley2604 36]

My doctor took them off at my two week appointment. Now I am stuck with this grody bandage glue on my stomach because my brilliant Mother bought the industrial strength bandages to cover my sutures so they wouldn't become infected. Hey don't blame me I was drugged when she did it. She said the bandages that the doctor put on them were wimpy!!!! LOL.....

[MeMeMEEE 206]

well I've lost 2 more so I just have 2 left but so far they are hanging tight!

[Rebel 9]

Use some nail polish remover on the bandaid gum and it will come right off.