Staples were removed yesterday but one of them popped open tonight and started bleeding a little. I also have really sensitive skin and I am really red and itchy around the big incision that the surgeon used to remove the stomach. They said that sometimes it is the metal introducer that can cause the inflammation. So now I am fighting with this damn itching around the incision.

Staples were removed yesterday but one of them popped open tonight and started bleeding a little. I also have really sensitive skin and I am really red and itchy around the big incision that the surgeon used to remove the stomach. They said that sometimes it is the metal introducer that can cause the inflammation. So now I am fighting with this damn itching around the incision.

Mine itched like crazy!!!!! Got my staples out and my dr used steri strips but one came loose and started bleeding so I just cleaned around the incision and put another steri strip on it and all was fine but it did bleed a lot.

Why do some doctors use staples?

Itching is doing better today. I got liquid benedryl from the pharmacy yesterday and that has helped a lot. I decided to just deal with being a little sleepy from the benedryl so I can get this itching under control for the next few days. the incisions are still a little red but not infected.

Doctor preference as to whether they use staples, stitches or glue. No real difference.