When do I take off my steristrips?

Best to leave them in place until they fall off. If they don't come off after 2-3 weeks, you or your operating surgeon can remove them. Best of luck for great results!!

This is a very specific question. Every surgeon has his/her own technique and timing for dressings. In my practice for breast surgery and abdominoplasties, I use the strips as a skin closure technique, I use a special type of strips that are water resistant hence, they are kept in place for a month after which I remove then. Meanwhile the patient can shower the day after surgery while the strips keep the wound tension minimal contributing to he best scar possible. Additionally, this technique does not require any special wound dressing which makes life very easy for the patient.
Hope this helps,
Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

Every surgeon has his own post operative protocol. I usually tell my patients to wait until the steristrips fall off on their own, which can take a couple of weeks. You should ask your surgeon what their instructions are.