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melloworca6 said:Is it actually normal to just slap one of those clear, waterproof bandages over a wound and stitches without any gauze underneath? And am I really supposed to wait until it starts peeling off on its own before changing it?
This feels insane to me. Either my skin and the wound can't breathe under there, or if there's even a tiny bit of blood, it just sits trapped under the patch—which seems like a perfect breeding ground for bacteria. Plus, the tape sticks to the sutures, so every time I move, the bandage pulls on the stitches and threatens to rip the wound open. These are the actual instructions from my doctor, so I’m wondering who’s the crazy one here. I know back in the day, they used to use waterproof dressings with gauze underneath and you'd change them whenever they got soaked with blood.
Even using a basic Band-Aid on a wound like that sounds questionable... 🤔 ...to put it mildly.
Could we be talking about those specialized silicone sheets instead?
If that's the case, they're actually quite effective for helping everything heal properly.