Glue: How Long Does It Stay On?

[cubbies76 132]

I'm 7 days post op and I can tell it is starting to come off. The edges are starting to separate from the skin.

[Lorraine22383 2]

im 4 days out and that's happing to me too...

[corinna1383837811 1]

It took about 3 weeks for my glue to come off... At about 2 weeks I started to try and get it off in the shower but it still over a week for me to get it all! I thought it would never come off!

[gourmetone 394]

Are you talking about the bandage tape??

My surgeon told me if they fall off not problem, but when showing don't rub with any thing, its ok to let the Water run over them. I had a little very light blood show from one incision due to me running

hot water in the shower I think for too long.

[gourmetone 394]

The glue from the tape was a project I uses baby oil to rub it loose.

Somewhat like Goo be gone.

[Slave to Senor Sleeve 40]

Glue lasts anywhere from 5-15 days. The glue is for the outside skin, you have internal dissolvable sutures on you incisions. They take 2weeks to dissolve but the outside abdominal skin will knit together in about week.

So don't pull of the glue, don't use lotions or cream on them either. If it starts to loosen, leave alone, it will fall by itself. You might even see clear suture sticking out, which is normal, don't pull it.

Hope that helps!

[cubbies76 132]

Glue lasts anywhere from 5-15 days. The glue is for the outside skin' date=' you have internal dissolvable sutures on you incisions. They take 2weeks to dissolve but the outside abdominal skin will knit together in about week. So don't pull of the glue, don't use lotions or cream on them either. If it starts to loosen, leave alone, it will fall by itself. You might even see clear suture sticking out, which is normal, don't pull it. Hope that helps![/quote']Thanks, good to know!

[SuperKen 231]

This is good to know. I'm 6 days post op and the edges are starting to curl away from my skin as well.

[RebecaSparkles 247]

They do recommend trimming the loose edges so they don't snag on your clothes.

I had sx on 10-3. I still have glue on 3/5 incisions 1 pulled loose within the first 10 days. The other just yesterday.

I have been putting the Walmart closure strips on them to try & pull the edges closer together. But, it didnt seem to work. So, I used some medical tape over a bandaid so that the skin isnt pulling apart so much.

allons-y

[gourmetone 394]

Also my Doc had to cut some of those clear sutures that were sticking up, no big deal.

[Tamiz1067 10]

I had surgery on 10/8 & mine are starting to come off..I have to trim one because it was snagging on my shirt

[EarthyGoalie 253]

One week. And by then, I had my first follow up appointment with my doctor and he took them all off and told me to just let them air from now on. One of my wounds was bleeding a little, so he covered that one up.

The glue came off after the second week... But not entirely by itself; I picked at a lot in the shower with soap...

Edited October 21, 2013 by EarthyGoalie

[sixbuttons 102]

My glue took almost 3 weeks to come all the way off.