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One of my incisions opened the scab came right off of it and now all I see is a white fatty looking thing :( it's not oozing or anything I'm bummed I have to wait till the morning to call the doctor . Is the scar gonna be worse now? Ugh

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One of my incisions opened the scab came right off of it and now all I see is a white fatty looking thing :( it's not oozing or anything I'm bummed I have to wait till the morning to call the doctor . Is the scar gonna be worse now? Ugh

Sorry I don't have an answer about the scar I am only 1 week out, but keep it dry and clean.

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Mine did the same thing. The scar is a line with a dime sized circle in the middle :( I didn't go to a doctor for it though, just kept is clean and it took about a month to heal. There were no signs of infection.

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i had surgery on the 6th and one of my open i was wondering the same thing if my scar will look bad

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My drain incision was a gaping hole and it looked like it needed t least a butterfly strip, but I just let it heal and it's great.

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You should go to a pharmacy and buy Steristrips to close the hole back up if it is gaping open that much. That will keep the edges together.

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I had surgery the 6th too I just called the doctors answering service and the nurse said he will call me back ugh

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Doctor just called and said its all good just keep it covered with a bandaid an it will heal from the inside out and not to be worried :)

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I was going to write what your doctor says. When we have a puncture wound in fat there is no "muscle" to hold together. It is common for them to open up but they will heal from the inside out (known as granulating). Just keep dry and covered loosely esp at waist area. Linda

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You should go to a pharmacy and buy Steristrips to close the hole back up if it is gaping open that much. That will keep the edges together.

I agree but i think you should flush it with hydrogen peroxide wait for it to dry and then put the strips. My biggest scar opened a lil and i did that and two days later it healed. I hope it gets better soon. :)

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My drain incision was a gaping hole and it looked like it needed t least a butterfly strip' date=' but I just let it heal and it's great.[/quote']

How long did it take,? My drain was removed sat

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We are fortunate we have to eat Protein, which is a healer. They should close fully in about 2 weeks.

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We are fortunate we have to eat protein' date=' which is a healer. They should close fully in about 2 weeks.[/quote']

Oh good i will make sure i add more shakes to my day :)

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