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Itchy incisions?

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Have your steri-strips or bandages come off already? I itched a little bit, but used a tip I learned from a tattoo artist. Instead of scratching something that itches because it's healing, slap it. It really works!! You don't have to slap hard, just enough to make different nerves get involved. Sounds crazy, but it works.

Sometimes scratching right next to or around the incision helps, too. If you still have bandages on it, they may be irritating your skin. I still have have a faint red mark on my skin from the bandage around my large incision at almost 3 months out because it irritated my skin so much.

Try some lotion, sometimes a little alcohol swab helps, else just try not to bother it, my staples came out two weeks post and itched like crazy for a another week but once those scabs fell off I went to town scratching - felt good.

I used neosporin. Caked it on and put a bandaid on it. Not only did it help with itching, but it also healed soooo quickly.

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