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A member asked:
I has surgery on my foot. what would happen if it gets wet?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Possible infection: It would increase your chance of an infection.
Answered 12/20/2013
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Depends: How long afte surgery? Are you still in bandages? If just after surgery you could create an infection.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Surgery: From the tone of the question i will assume you had surgery very recently. Not only does this risk infection , but when the skin is wet it is softer and to this soft skin the little sutures at the skin are sharp and as a result the incision can gap open. That is very bad . If you got your fresh incision wet see your surgeon right now.
Answered 12/20/2013
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