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A member asked:
There is dry dermabond stuck in my incision 5 weeks after surgery. how do i get it out?
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Leave it: Eventually the shower and washing and it will come out. It is similar to crazy glue. No need to force it out.
Answered 6/6/2018
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Dermabond: I would NOT duggest trying to remove the dermabond yourself. Call your surgeon for an office visit so he/she can look at the wound. No wound is completely healed by 5 weeks and any manipulation can interfere with the healing process which is ongoing for weeks after surgery and increase the risk of complications and scar formation, infection.
Answered 6/6/2018
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Hard: To understand. Dermabond is like glue use close open egdes of a laceration or an incision. So you do not need to get out. Ask the surgeon
Answered 6/6/2018
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