A 42-year-old member asked:
how do i know if surgical staples are ready to come out?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Tracy Berg answered
32 years experience General Surgery
Ask your surgeon: Depending on the surgery, the location of the incision, your overall health and a few other factors staples can stay in as short as 3 days and as long as 2 week. Okay to get in for your post operative appointment.
Answered on Oct 12, 2016
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosen answered
34 years experience General Surgery
Surgeon-Preference: Incision healing is dependent on scar type and location, as well as patient-specific factors. Therefore, the true "expert" to answer this is your surg ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Perez answered
37 years experience Internal Medicine
Minimal soreness : There's usually no ongoing pain. The site will be sore but it rarely would need any medication. Unless they are in too long and cause increased inflam ... Read More
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Wenjay Sung answered
14 years experience Podiatry
Staple length?: Do you mean staple length or size? Or do you mean leaving staples inside the body or the length of time skin incision staples left on the skin? Plea ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Shields answered
29 years experience Podiatry
Until you die: Staples can stay on the incision long after the incision is healed. If the area is kept from infection and not irritated from movement of the staples ... Read More
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