I had breast reduction surgery months ago where my vertical incision opened/split. Is it common for a surgeon to use only skin glue to close this incision? There were not exterior sutures, only glue and steri-strips. Thank you.
I had my BR on 8/24/15 so I'm approx 3 weeks post-op...my surgeon recommended me to tape the incisions to aid with healing and scarring. He also used skin glue to reinforce the stitches, when can I expect for the skin glue to come off..everything is so itchy and scabby. I just want to feel normal again! :)
I'm 4 days post op and the initial dressing has come off. My surgeon has used incision glue and tap (I think he may have used disolvable stitches as well). He advised me to shower and let the water and soap run over the incisions, to dry the incisions off after and replace gauze once a day. I see lots of advice about patting them dry, but the tape stays wet after. What is the risk of blow drying the incision to keep them dry? Should I pat them dry with paper towel instead of a towel?
I had my breast reduction surgery 10 days ago and the incisions are VERY itchy. I had my first post-op appt today and the doctor said in 7 more days I can use nail polish remover to remove the glue layer and then I can apply whatever I'd like for the itching. This just doesn't seem like a good idea to me being that anytime you get remover on any sort of wound, it stings.. Just wanting a second opinion or another solution to remove the glue so I can use something to control the insane itch.
Very trivial question but I accidentally went into the shower with non waterproof tape over my breasts (2weeks post op from breast reduction) and now I have a huge amount of glue left over my incisions which is now sticking to my compression bra! How do I remove the sticky glue from my breasts without scrubbing them?! Ouch. Thank you.
The glue the surgon put around my areoles is coming off and it's only been 5 days since the reduction. I'm calling him tomorrow to make that's okay but I can't sleep because I'm worried it will cause damage to the areole or even it falling off...