Steri-strip still not off?

noah-bear

I go to my doc on Friday and I am worried it will hurt to take the strip off. They said it will fall off on itsown but it still is stuck on there. It looks like it is thinning? I can see more darkness under it, which I assume is the incision?

cynthiamay

generally speaking the steri-strip wont hurt when it comes off unless there's been an issue w/ the healing. As long as you're not actively bleeding and there's no puss or anything like that you should be fine! (I've had to have lot's of surgeries -skin cancer and a c-section- so steri-strips are an area of expertise for me!)

eav2c

Mine never fell off either. When I went at 1w PP to have it checked my OB said to take it off a few days later if they hadn't fallen off. I was scared and waited like another 5 days. Needless to say, totally did not hurt when I took them off.

JG362009

I took mine off at 2 weeks. None fell off on their own.  

nic5606

You can take them off at the 2 week mark if you are not having any issues with your incision. Get in the shower and peel them off. It does not hurt.

RumbleLina

My OB ripped it off at my 2 week check up. The corners were coming up on it's own but I didn't realize you could remove it yourself.

tawillers

A lot of mine fell off on their own, but I removed the ones that were still around at 2wpp.  It felt like ripping off a bandaid.  NBD.

ericamanuela

Only two of mine fell off and the rest stayed on until my 6 week pp appointment! I was scared to take them off myself. My doctor took them all off and it didn't hurt at all except that my skin was a tiny bit red from where some of the strips were, I think it's because they were just on there too long. 

skio

The nurses at my hospital told me to let my steri-strips fall off on their own, but by my 2w pp appointment, they had barely begun to peel at the edges. My OB soaked a cotton ball in alcohol and dabbed them before pulling them off and I literally didn't feel a thing.

kellbelle618

The nurse told me they would fall off on their own too, but when I saw my doctor at the 2 week appointment, she said they wouldn't fall off, I would have to take them off. She told me to pull them off in the shower.

harmonicbabe26

Mine did not fall off either. I waited over 10 days to even touch them and at that point they easily peeled off. Just don't try to rip them off too early. I think that's the key.

FishNchips1

the nurse took mine off at 2 weeks it def hurt but made it easier to shower. i would assume you are seeing your incision