I been trying to slowly peel off the tape and it hurts like hell!!!! This just may be the worse part of the surgery.

Any suggestions on how to get the tape off painlessly?

old time sutures covered with a single length of tape..

wait until they are falling off before helping them along

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch @@RNMomof4

you two are such smartie pants LOL

thanx for your info/explanation

GMTA

kathy

my doctor said they would start falling off themselves within 10-14 days... i'm 7 days out and have some peeling along the edges...i'm scared to pull them because i dont want to rip anything open..loll

old time sutures covered with a single length of tape..

>wait until they are falling off before helping them along

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch @@RNMomof4

you two are such smartie pants LOL

thanx for your info/explanation

GMTA

kathy

Except that you and @@RNMomof4 read it as the tiny, plastic suture (old-fashioned stitch) substitute while I read is as old-fashioned stitches. To me the word "sutures" means real stitches. My take on it probably is too narrow. And I can't fathom a surgeon placing a long strip of tape over steri-strips (if those are the tiny plastic suture bits). What do I know?

From my pre-op class they told us that they use dermabond (glue) on the small incisions and one small stitch that is under the skin and dissolvable on the larger one. Of course it is all surgeon's preference. Steri strips would be like little pieces of tape that would hold an incision together that has stitches under the skin. (That is how many ob docs close c section incisions). No stitches to actually remove.

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I used coconut oil after my shower. I'm allergic to steristrips so I had to get them off asap. (My surgeon was ok with this) . I rubbed the coconut oil in as I was slowly pulling them off. First saturated the strips, then rubbed in between underside of strips and skin. It didn't hurt & the coconut oil is soothing to irritated skin

HW - 283

SW- 238

CW- ?

Steri strips would be like little pieces of tape that would hold an incision together that has stitches under the skin ob docs close No stitches to actually remove.

RNMomof4

i think your description of steri strips/tape is what i had

the stitches dissolved

nothing doc needed to remove

the tape did come off gradually after showering a few days

that's my story and i'm stickin' to it

once it was almost totally off, i peeled it off

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch said

What do I know?

ahhhhh bud

you know a lot

you are very smart

after all, you like me as a computer buddy, right

the three (3) of us are just having a nice discussion

sounds like there isn't one "right" explanation

surgeons and NUT are all different

(sound like a familiar response)

we all listen to what are doc/NUT says

that's my story and i'm stickin' to it!!!!

kathy

For the steri strips, I helped them along after they started coming up but tried not to rush them. The worst incision site I had was right above my belly button-that one is bigger and redder, but that is probably based on location. This is also the only one that still has a scab. My surgeon has seen it and feels its healing just fine.

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Remove* wipes contain a gentle solvent used for the removal of adhesive dressings, tapes and residues from the skin without irritation or trauma. ... - Gently cleans adhesive residues from the skin without irritation, discomfort or trauma.

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Thanks Mantje! I ordered some off of amazon. I'll let you know how they worked!

Mikiil

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They do feel a bit oily but it's good soothing oily. Its helps with protection of your skin and doesn't burn at all MickiinFL.

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