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So my steri-strips were peeling very badly and I had been told that after about a week and a half I could just remove them if this happened. So I peeled them off after a shower and the scabs in my incisions (I am ABSOLUTELY blown away with how small 4 of them are. How and what tool of any use went through there? Amazing!) had stuck and peeled off with them! It didn't hurt as they were moist and peeled right out, but now all my incisions are mostly healed but not flush with my skin and missing scabs. I'm going to scar more don't you think?

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You might not. I can still clearly see my incisions after 9 weeks but they do seem to even out a bit.

Five years after gallbladder surgery, I have to look for my incisions. Really. They're there, but they have faded to almost nothing.

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once your scars are healed over start putting caster oil on them..that reduces the redness, and softens the scar even on the inside as it penetrates the skin....

I had 12 large holes in my belly from the tubes that they used to drain the septic material.....there is only 1 that is kinda weird...And it was the deepest one.......

Remember skin stretches so they really don't need to make huge incisions...Most find that the one highest on your left side is the biggest because that is where they pull the stomach out....

Just don't get upset just yet...k

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I'm 13 weeks out. Two of my scars used to be risen a little (not plush with my other skin). Now they are the same with the other skin. They look very good. One you can hardly see now. The other ones were so small even after surgery.

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I'm eleven days out and those strips seem to be GLUED on! :o

I'll ask my doc if I can put Mederma on the scars once I get access... :rolleyes:

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I feel like I'm the only person who got staples with mine..-.- and mine was a lap, I wasn't opened!

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I only have two one on my side and belly button. My doctor does the star procedure but I don't see sterile strips it looked like glue ha.

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I feel like I'm the only person who got staples with mine..-.- and mine was a lap, I wasn't opened!

I had staples as well. My surgeon always uses staples for some reason. My incisions healed over well. I only had three incisions, one on each side of my stomach and one inside my belly button.

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The scar under my bra line is bothering me a bit, I tried to wear an underwire bra yesterday (14 days out), boy that was a mistake! My steri stip fell off yesterday.

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The scar under my bra line is bothering me a bit, I tried to wear an underwire bra yesterday (14 days out), boy that was a mistake! My steri stip fell off yesterday.

Poor you that sounds super painful!!! Mine isn't as close to my bra line thank god because most of my bras are underwire.

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I had a breast lift done several years ago....the full anchor lift which leaves the most amount of scaring. Today you can barely even see them. They appear as very faint thin white lines which you can really only see in full sunlight. In a normal lightbulb light they are practically invisible. By the end of one year your scaring will be 90% less visible.

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I have five incision scars plus the drain scar. Two incisions were about a quarter of an inch to half an inch each. The other three are all about and inch to an inch and a half. In the hospital one of my incisions oozed horribly. I was told it was because I have to be on blood thinners and they said my subcutaneous tissue was "mush". So they glued it shut. The rest were stiched. I tried removing my steri strips too early, but my surgeon said it was ok. I ended up busting a stitch or two in one incision then spent two weeks dressing with butterfly bandages to try to pull it together to heal well. That scar is the only odd one. The area that opened developed a larger area of scar tissue. It "looks" almost the same but feels a lot different than the other scars. They are all still pretty red, but I am sure they will fade with time.

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I am 4 weeks post op...2 steri strips have fallen off with no problem but the last 3 are still on there. Two of the incisions have stitching sort of poking out of the side. Does anyone have this problem? Should I just trim it?

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Why is it that some surgeons can get away with only making a few incisions while other have to make several incisions on the stomach? Shouldn't it be the same common practice along the board?

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Why is it that some surgeons can get away with only making a few incisions while other have to make several incisions on the stomach? Shouldn't it be the same common practice along the board?

I think some of it has to do with their experience and comfort level. Mine used the Da Vinci robot and created 5 incisions!!

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