Incisions

rosepetals · January 4, 2011

Question about incisions....I had surgery Dec 22nd and was told to not get the incisions wet. So I have been gently cleaning them. The clear stuff they put on the incision is starting to peel up. Am I suppsed to clean it off or leave it until it comes off on its own?

tiffnie · January 4, 2011

Question about incisions....I had surgery Dec 22nd and was told to not get the incisions wet. So I have been gently cleaning them. The clear stuff they put on the incision is starting to peel up. Am I suppsed to clean it off or leave it until it comes off on its own?

I believe that you just let them fall off on their own, which takes 1-2 weeks. I was also told that it is ok to let Water run over the incisions, just not to take baths or anything where they are just sitting in Water. Hope that helps

SarahS · January 4, 2011

Just leave it alone. It will come off when it is ready. I had steri-strips on and my incisions still opened some after they fell off, so I put more steri-strips on just to make sure. And you can get your incisions wet like the above poster said, just don't soak.

MeaganO · January 4, 2011

Question about incisions....I had surgery Dec 22nd and was told to not get the incisions wet. So I have been gently cleaning them. The clear stuff they put on the incision is starting to peel up. Am I suppsed to clean it off or leave it until it comes off on its own?

I had my surgery on the 23rd and have been wondering the same thing! They are starting to peel but I'm scared to peel them the rest of the way. It looks like theres a scab on my incisions and that the scab will peel off along with the glue. That makes me cringe : /

MommyTawnie · January 4, 2011

Question about incisions....I had surgery Dec 22nd and was told to not get the incisions wet. So I have been gently cleaning them. The clear stuff they put on the incision is starting to peel up. Am I suppsed to clean it off or leave it until it comes off on its own?

Surgical Glue "clear stuff" will come off on it's own. Don't pull it off or scrub it off no matter what you do.. If it's still there at your next appoinment ask the doctor/nurse if there is something that will remove the rest without tugging or pulling the incision sites. My doctor used butterfly sutures to close my incision sites. At my 1 week check up he told me I could remove them in the shower that night. If your unsure about anything call the office and find out what they would recommend first. Best of Luck on Your new Journey!!