I have a question about staples. I have 5 incisions and the one on my side and near my bra line are bothering me more then the others. My doctor said it was ok to not put bandages or band aides on them, but I'm nervous. Has anyone else left theirs open?

Mine were left open, no band aides. No problems at all. 4 months post op and my incision scars are disappearing. Hope this helps.

By the time I returned home from hospital, I just had steri strips. The incisions healed really quickly! Within 1 week they removed the streri strip. My doctor told me that there are internal stitches under the incision, so what is on the surface is fairly superficial.

I had staples too, and they were left open. My surgeon said keeping them dry was important, to avoid infection.

I have a question about staples. I have 5 incisions and the one on my side and near my bra line are bothering me more then the others. My doctor said it was ok to not put bandages or band aides on them, but I'm nervous. Has anyone else left theirs open?

The one near my bra line really bothered me, too, and seemed to take longer to really heal than the other incision sites. I left it alone, no bandage or band aid, and it was fine. It's still the biggest scar I have but not bad, by any means.

~Kat

Thanks guys for all the info. I left them open all day and they seem to be healing well. Staples come out Thursday so I am counting down the days!