Stitches or Dermabond

[Screwballski 540]

Just curious...
When you woke up from surgery, did you have traditional stitches or did your surgeon use Dermabond?
I was very surprised to find Dermabond this time. It was so much more comfortable. No pain, no pulling, no being careful with pants or waistbands, no fear of infections...just awesome!
I’ve had four other abdominal (laparoscopic) surgeries but always woke up to traditional stitches.

[sillykitty 10,774]

Dermabond .... it made my scars so tiny and fine!

[BGrundee 61]

I woke up to dermabond instead of stitches...Moving forward though I will ask for stitches as I found out I am allergic to dermabond. My incisions itched so bad for 3 weeks following surgery and I had a huge rash/welts around them. It was not nice...

[Screwballski 540]

On 06/05/2018 at 11:53, BGrundee said:

I woke up to dermabond instead of stitches...Moving forward though I will ask for stitches as I found out I am allergic to dermabond. My incisions itched so bad for 3 weeks following surgery and I had a huge rash/welts around them. It was not nice...

That sounds awful. So sorry for your experience. Now you know to speak up though. Geesh!

[BGrundee 61]

2 minutes ago, Screwballski said:

5 minutes ago, BGrundee said:

I woke up to dermabond instead of stitches...Moving forward though I will ask for stitches as I found out I am allergic to dermabond. My incisions itched so bad for 3 weeks following surgery and I had a huge rash/welts around them. It was not nice...

That sounds awful. So sorry for your experience. Now you know to speak up though. Geesh!

Yeah who would've known right? No one knows you have an allergy until it happens...

[Matt Z 4,139]

30 minutes ago, Screwballski said:

Just curious...
When you woke up from surgery, did you have traditional stitches or did your surgeon use Dermabond?
I was very surprised to find Dermabond this time. It was so much more comfortable. No pain, no pulling, no being careful with pants or waistbands, no fear of infections...just awesome!
I’ve had four other abdominal (laparoscopic) surgeries but always woke up to traditional stitches.

You've more than likely got a combination of both. The muscles are sutured. The skin is dermabonded (typically).

[Screwballski 540]

On 06/05/2018 at 11:52, sillykitty said:

Dermabond .... it made my scars so tiny and fine!

I’ve had so many flipping surgeries I look like I was the leader of the baddest Soccer Mom gang in the suburbs!

[Frustr8 7,886]

Soccer Mom, I look like the worst hockey goalie in history and the whole team skated over my belly. While you go around saying Hnnh from all the soccer hits I'm Slash Mc Gurk! Oh well it could be worse, I could have fell face first off the parachute tower! Splat!

[teddynola 15]

11 hours ago, BGrundee said:

I woke up to dermabond instead of stitches...Moving forward though I will ask for stitches as I found out I am allergic to dermabond. My incisions itched so bad for 3 weeks following surgery and I had a huge rash/welts around them. It was not nice...

I too woke up to dermabond, but I am allergic to the ones that disolve. My incisions were so inflamed and one dehisced. I addressed it with my surgeon, so that was her route to go. Thank goodness I'm not allergic to dermabond.

I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. Good luck with hitting your goal, you are so close, congratulation!

[Pearldrop 164]

I’m not sure what I have yet. I have plasters on my incisions, guess I’ll find out when the come off in the shower. They don’t scratch or itch so I’m pretty happy about that.

The weirdest thing for me is I haven’t had a poo for 3 days. I know why, it’s just weird. I don’t feel constipated at all, and have released some gas

[magpie26 244]

Sheesh, I woke up to STAPLES! Zombie bite scars, totally rad!

[Screwballski 540]

On 06/06/2018 at 18:39, magpie26 said:

Sheesh, I woke up to STAPLES! Zombie bite scars, totally rad!

I think you’re the Rock Star here!😄🎉

[abefroman329 704]

I had steri-strips. Last week I learned they even use those to close up C-section incisions.

[Screwballski 540]

On 06/09/2018 at 09:43, abefroman329 said:

I had steri-strips. Last week I learned they even use those to close up C-section incisions.

Really?! That might have been a bit more comfy than the 6,000 staples they used to close me up after Baby Gigantor fought his way out!

[Frustr8 7,886]

Shame you didn't come with a trapdoor like a storm celler, that way your belly would have opened with a hinge instead of the slash and cut group.