There is so much left over stickyness on my body from all of the IVs, staples, etc. I've been using soap water and a face cloth to shower but I'm so afraid of rubbing my staples (which I've done). I look like a mess!

Baby oil or Vitamin E oil... rub gently.

It takes forever. I'm 2 weeks out as of tomorrow and I still have the tape stuff on me. grr

I left mine on for about 2 weeks and had a terrible reaction to it. I had these icky sores for weeks where the tape was. I must have been allergic or something...

My dr gave me some sort of gauze pretreated with some oily stuff. I think it was at my two week follow up, when it was time for the tapes to come off. They were in packets like the alcohol swabs. He also gave me alcohol swabs to use.

Susan.

@@HappygoSusan you had the tape on for 2 weeks? was it covering your stitches/staples? Were you able to shower?

they took my tape off when I left the hospital. My staples are exposed and so is that hole where that alien drain thingy came out of my body.

Thanks guys for the suggestions!

I think I was confusing it with my tummy tuck. That had tape for two weeks. But I was given these packaged swabs in both instances to remove the tape residue. Same surgeon did both my sleeve and my tummy tuck. At check up, when he saw the residue he gave me the packets. I think it actually said adhesive remover on it. Call your surgeons office and ask

Sorry I can't be more specific.

Susan

I had mine 2 weeks and took a shower, little by little they started falling off, I helped a bit when showering.

Exposed staples? Where? I am confused.

Buy some adhesive remover. I swear by it. Should be able to find it in a drugstore with a good first aid section.

I had no staples on the outside, and no drain. Frankly, that sounds awful.

I had only incisions that healed rapidly.

I used cotton balls soaked in nail polish remover - worked perfectly.

The previous poster who said oil, is correct.

Ive never heard of external staples... tape ..drain pipes etc...I have none of the above... my small cuts are stitches...I used castor oil fr the marks n at 5weeks they're almost gone.

Sorry my stitches are Stitches...

stitches are stitch less .......sorry wrong computer correction

My steri stripes weren't removed until 2 weeks post op. After that I scrubbed every night. Took forever to get off!