Had BA 4 days post. Placed through the nipple. Steri stops all around the nipple area and 2 big ones have formed. Called my doc and he said if they rupture just clean with water and keep area dry. But they seem to be growing. What should I do?
Answer: Blistering from the Steri Strips This can happen and is a result of the steristrips not stretching as your skin swells and stretches. I would recommend you follow your surgeon advice. If you feel like they are getting bigger then I would contact your PS and relay the message.Once they do rupture or open up then I would recommend placing antibiotic ointment or xeroform over the area until the skin heals.Good luck.
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Answer: Blistering from the Steri Strips This can happen and is a result of the steristrips not stretching as your skin swells and stretches. I would recommend you follow your surgeon advice. If you feel like they are getting bigger then I would contact your PS and relay the message.Once they do rupture or open up then I would recommend placing antibiotic ointment or xeroform over the area until the skin heals.Good luck.
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Answer: In person exam required The steri strips need to come off and be treated with silvadene. The surgeon should be the one doing this.
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Answer: In person exam required The steri strips need to come off and be treated with silvadene. The surgeon should be the one doing this.
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September 6, 2016
Answer: Blisters under my steri strips! Thank you for sharing your question and photograph and I am sorry to hear of your recovery issues. Always best to follow your surgeon's advice but I would recommend removing the steri strips to prevent continued blister growth from either the adhesive on the steri strips or skin tension from swelling. The blisters can then be lanced and a clean dressing applied to assist with healing. Hope this helps.
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September 6, 2016
Answer: Blisters under my steri strips! Thank you for sharing your question and photograph and I am sorry to hear of your recovery issues. Always best to follow your surgeon's advice but I would recommend removing the steri strips to prevent continued blister growth from either the adhesive on the steri strips or skin tension from swelling. The blisters can then be lanced and a clean dressing applied to assist with healing. Hope this helps.
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September 6, 2016
Answer: Blisters under my steri strips! 2 peanut M&M size ones; what should I do? Best to follow your operating surgeon's advice but I typically advise my patients to remove the steri strips and to cover the area of blistering with gauze and allow your body to heal. Good luck!
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September 6, 2016
Answer: Blisters under my steri strips! 2 peanut M&M size ones; what should I do? Best to follow your operating surgeon's advice but I typically advise my patients to remove the steri strips and to cover the area of blistering with gauze and allow your body to heal. Good luck!
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September 5, 2016
Answer: Blisters Around Steri Strips On Nipples - What Do I Do? The obvious answer to your question is to follow your plastic surgeon's advice. Each plastic surgeon has his or her own unique technique for dealing with post surgical problems.That being said, if you were my patient, I would have you gently remove the steri strips and place a piece of Opsite, a transparent film dressing, over the ruptured or unruptured blisters. This forms a man-made blister which keeps the blister fluid in contact with the raw dermis. You have lost the epithelium (top layer of skin). All surgeons, including myself, have put steri strips on in surgery which, due to swelling of the operated tissue plus the tightness with which steri strips hold things together, can at times lead to shearing forces which then lead to blisters. Blisters should not be broken if at all possible because the blister fluid encourages rapid creation of epithelium from dermis. That is to say, skin grows best in a moist environment.
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September 5, 2016
Answer: Blisters Around Steri Strips On Nipples - What Do I Do? The obvious answer to your question is to follow your plastic surgeon's advice. Each plastic surgeon has his or her own unique technique for dealing with post surgical problems.That being said, if you were my patient, I would have you gently remove the steri strips and place a piece of Opsite, a transparent film dressing, over the ruptured or unruptured blisters. This forms a man-made blister which keeps the blister fluid in contact with the raw dermis. You have lost the epithelium (top layer of skin). All surgeons, including myself, have put steri strips on in surgery which, due to swelling of the operated tissue plus the tightness with which steri strips hold things together, can at times lead to shearing forces which then lead to blisters. Blisters should not be broken if at all possible because the blister fluid encourages rapid creation of epithelium from dermis. That is to say, skin grows best in a moist environment.
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