Did I harm my wound by removing surgical tape too soon?

April 18, 2016
Asked By:jmoo in Englewood, NJ

My PS did not put surgical tape over the wounds of my BL and TT. He just advised me to clean it and put gauze over it and secure it with tape. I read a lot about placing tape over the wounds to help secure them and I did. But two days later I did not feel that the tape was on correctly and when I removed it from my breast the dissolvable stitches came right off. I am 14 days post op. Will this affect the healing and apperance of the wound? I'm concerned about removing the tape from the TT.

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April 19, 2016

Answer: Did I harm my wound by removing surgical tape too soon?

April 19, 2016

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