Cleaning stitches HELPPP

So I had my dressings removed 6dpo and I just bought some gauze and was dabbing with hot water but I got so scared I ended up putting more dressings on..taking them off during the day and putting on at night I just am so cautious of them and damaging them..how do other people clean there’s??? Xx

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I never cleaned mine all at all, I was told your not soposed to try and wiping over your stitches could pull a stitch out once you are able to have a shower let the water just rinse over yourself and you will be ok once your stitches come out u can then clean lightly

I got my dressings removed and I didn’t feel ok with my scars on show so I have just put sterri strips over my scars just to keep them clean and I’m not cleaning them just incase i irritate them! Xx

I had my stitches removed today 10dpo, but was told not to remove my dressing before. They have dressed my scar again but can remove after a week x

Yeahhh I had my dressings removed but I feel so uncomfortable with them out, I have a regular docs appointment on Tuesday so going to have her take a look at them and see if she will just put some steri strips over them, I have eczema so they are sooo dry I’m freaking out because I feel like they’re gunna dry up too soon and fall off too soon! Ahh! Xx

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Yeahh @hgeorgina maybe just put some steri strips over it made me feel a lot better! I didn’t want my sports bra rubbing on them 🙁 xxx

Here’s an update! So because they’re so dry and falling away too quickly they’re now bleeding so, going to dab with saline solution and put dressings back on until my doctors appointment on tues! 🙁 xx

I was given some skin coloured tape to put on a couple times a week to keep my scars flat and also it helped to stop my bra rubbing and irritating the incisions x

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