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When does dermabond come off?

sarahjames9sarahjames9 member
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I am almost 4wk pp, and was wondering when the dermabond glue will come off and should I be trying to help it along?
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Re: When does dermabond come off?

  • toriwctoriwc member
    Mine took a solid 5 weeks, but I did not pick at all.  I was very gentle when washing, and didn't worry about the glue still being there.  Once it started lifting in pretty big pieces at 5 weeks, then I'd help it along.  My scar looks great (11 weeks pp now)!
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  • CamJack momCamJack mom member

    I never helped it along. Around 6-7 weeks it was gone completely with no assistance from me.

    PS- that was 4 years ago and I can't even find my scar it healed so well.

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  • iris427iris427 member
    I still had a ton of it on at my 6 week pp appointment so my OB told me to just peel it off.  
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  • nic5606nic5606 member
    If your incision is healed, which it should be at 4wks pp, wash it off in the shower or peel it off by hand if you want. You should not hurt anything.

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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member
    My OB peeled the rest off for me at my 8 week appointment because there were still gobs of it. 
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  • sarahjames9sarahjames9 member
    Thanks ladies! I will give it a couple more weeks before I help it along then.
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    Once I could touch my incision, I started putting vitamin E oil on it. I think it was around 7 weeks when I got the last of it off
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  • MrsWilson93MrsWilson93
    My Dr told me at my 2 week appt to put baby oil on it for about 15 minutes and then get in the shower. It worked and I don't have anything left. Smile It looks way better and it helped me to feel better about it.
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