My surgeon used dermabond to seal my wounds after surgery for nicer scars, but I thought it was going to fall off in a week or so and nothing.

Anyone else had to pick it off?

I was told not to pick it off.They fall by themselves.

32 minutes ago, koketika said:

My surgeon used dermabond to seal my wounds after surgery for nicer scars, but I thought it was going to fall off in a week or so and nothing.

Anyone else had to pick it off?

DO NOT PICK IT OFF! LET IT FALL OFF. Mine took three weeks!

It takes longer than that to fall off. By the time I went to my first appointment my doctor told me that by that time they were supposed to be all gone. So I got home and tried to take it off. DON'T DO IT lol, it really hurts and it's better if you just let then fall by themselves

I left them on until they fell off. That's what I was told to do. I figured the incisions needed all the time they could get to heal as even when they fell, one or more incisions were not completely sealed shut.

Edited April 2, 20197 yr by seaforest

On 04/02/2019 at 11:16, koketika said:

My surgeon used dermabond to seal my wounds after surgery for nicer scars, but I thought it was going to fall off in a week or so and nothing.

Anyone else had to pick it off?

Let them fall off on their own

Mine stayed on for like 3 weeks. Keep them on there. They will fall off eventually

Try to keep them on. They hold the edges of the wound together. The less tension, the less scarring. My started peeling at 10 days and were gone by 20 days.

Mine just eventually disappeared on their own . . . I wouldn't pick them if I were you. Let them run their natural course.

On the small incision I picked it off after 10 days and they were completely sealed and healed by then. Now I have little dots on my belly!

Mine took 3 weeks to all come off, it was really hard to not pick it especially when the edges came up.

Don’t pick on it if you want nice scars. It should stay on for 7 days minimum but most times it will be around 3 weeks

On 4/7/2019 at 5:06 AM, Emilia Danciu said:

Don’t pick on it if you want nice scars. It should stay on for 7 days minimum but most times it will be around 3 weeks

I picked at it after 10 days when all the edge came up. I have very nice scars now that are getting massaged with Palmers for optimal smoothness.