Should I Replace my Steri Strips if They Have Blood Underneath? (photo)

 

 

In our practice we do not want our patients to remove any sterile strips unless recommended by your surgeon. I would follow up with him/her to ask that question.

 

I allow my patients to clean bloody seristrips without changing them by using a Q-tip with hydrogen peroxide.  This works well in my practice, but you should ask your surgeon how to deal with this problem since he/she may use a different product or apply them differently.