My Steri Strips Are Gross! When did yours come off

[aroundthetown 8]

Hey all! Just wondering when those little strips you had over your incisions came off? Mine are FUNKY. I was told to let them come off on their own but I am so icked out by them I just want to yank them! I won't but its a struggle!

When did your strips come off and did anyone take them off by themselves?

[J9harrison 0]

I was told by my surgeon to remove them after a week. I was a little freaked because I thought the cuts would slip open, but everything was fine.

[roziecakes 20]

I had staples first, and then when they took the staples out (after a week) they put steri strips on, and they lasted maybe three days before they fell off,and yes, they were way gross.

[CheckYes 46]

Most of mine came off after three weeks. I would trim the bits that had lifted every day or two. The big one stayed there for four weeks and I was so tired of them by then. Near the end, I rubbed a tiny amount of baby oil near them to help with getting them off.

[vickyd 24]

All of mine came off except the big ones over my port incision...my surgeon removed that one at my 2 week post op appointment.

[slm2007 7]

They took mine off at my post op follow up because I was having a HUGE allergic reaction to them.....what I thought was healing itchyness was a reaction. I actually still have square scars from the tape and I was banded 4/18/11. Anyhow, I think after 7 days you should be fine....get them wet and really really wet and they might just "oops" fall off....

[LVGirl 4]

All of my stitches were internal so they put dermabond on me. I am almost 5 weeks out and STILL getting it coming off, but most is gone now thanks to my fingernails. LOL.

[Pinkygirl 34]

lol they look gross but really its just the dried blood thats stuck on the strip.....Mine started to curl up and both I and the nurse pulled them off about a week or so.

[shakey88 37]

I just pulled mine off about 20 minutes ago. I was told to do it after 10 days if they did not fall off themselves. I will admit it made my light-headed and pale, but they came off well, no problems.