The doctor told me to remove the bandages but underneath i have these... Do i take them off too or do they come off on their own?

Leave those on and let them come off on their own. You can trim the ends off if they start to peel off but don't pull them off

Keep your picky little paws off them.

If they itch, use some Benadryl cream around the sites. (I rubbed it all over my stomach). The steri-strips will come off on their own in their own time. Don't wash the sites or get them wet either until the incisions are completely closed.

Edited March 16, 201412 yr by Recycled

I was told to let them come off in the shower.

Hehe okay! Thanks guys! Youre responses are as helpful as always!!

At the hospital they told me to leave them on and let them come off in the shower when they are ready. When I went to the doctor, she pulled them off and told me I should have pulled them off so they wouldn't irritate the skin. So who knows? I think whatever you do can be right or wrong but neither would be life threatening. I did keep putting Neosporin on my incisions and it helped with the itching and they healed very quickly.

I was also told to let them loosen and come off by themselves in the shower. It took a couple of weeks until they were entirely off. I showered everyday even while I still had the drain in and they were fine.

Don't peel them off! I took mine off from the lapband remove surgery and my incision came open on one of them. Let them come off or dr take them off when they feel they should! Good luck on your journey !