Steristrips?

[Lindsayloo1103 89]

The doctor told me to remove the bandages but underneath i have these... Do i take them off too or do they come off on their own?

[gypsygirl70 14]

Leave those on and let them come off on their own. You can trim the ends off if they start to peel off but don't pull them off

[Recycled 2,182]

Keep your picky little paws off them.

If they itch, use some Benadryl cream around the sites. (I rubbed it all over my stomach). The steri-strips will come off on their own in their own time. Don't wash the sites or get them wet either until the incisions are completely closed.

Edited March 16, 2014 by Recycled

[magtart 603]

I was told to let them come off in the shower.

[Lindsayloo1103 89]

Hehe okay! Thanks guys! Youre responses are as helpful as always!!

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

At the hospital they told me to leave them on and let them come off in the shower when they are ready. When I went to the doctor, she pulled them off and told me I should have pulled them off so they wouldn't irritate the skin. So who knows? I think whatever you do can be right or wrong but neither would be life threatening. I did keep putting Neosporin on my incisions and it helped with the itching and they healed very quickly.

[capecoralgrandma 44]

I was also told to let them loosen and come off by themselves in the shower. It took a couple of weeks until they were entirely off. I showered everyday even while I still had the drain in and they were fine.

[Skittles00 12]

Don't peel them off! I took mine off from the lapband remove surgery and my incision came open on one of them. Let them come off or dr take them off when they feel they should! Good luck on your journey !