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Do I need more surgical glue applied? (Photo)

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amberhunt324Dec 21, 2015
My surgery was 12/15/15 and my PS used surgical glue to seal my incision today I am 6 days post op and the glue is starting to flake away. I'm concerned bc I wouldn't want my wound to bust open. Is this normal this early in? I seen on others post they said 2-3 weeks it would start peeling off. So my question is should I call my PS to have more glue added to my incision to protect it? I'm not pickin at it, this is happening by itself.

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