Babies: 0 - 3 Months

Ladies that have/had steri strips after suture/staple removal

What was the care for them? Can you shower with out covering them?

How long did they last or did your Dr. have to remove them?

Thanks!

Re: Ladies that have/had steri strips after suture/staple removal

  • You don't have to do anything special.  They can get wet.  Mine fell off eventually.  It seems like it was a couple weeks for all of them to fall off.
  • I did not cover mine for showers. They were peeling off on their own and I peeled the remaining off at about the 2 wk mark. 
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  • you do not have to cover them. showering usually loosens them. most of mine came off after a week. i pulled off the last one or two.

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  • Yes you can shower with them but don't scrub them.  I was told to remove them in the shower 1 week after getting them put on if they hadn't come off on their own.
  • My doctor had me come back in 1 week after delivery and he took them off. I showered with them uncovered-dr just told me to face my back to the water for most of shower.
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  • You can shower with them, no special care.  The doctor told me that some would fall off by themselves, but they never did.  I had a 2 week checkup, and the dr took the rest of them off.  I was too nervous to pull them off myself.
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