Couldn't get to sleep earlier this morning, so I decided to try and peel off some of the derma bond tape on my surgery scar. My ENT said I could take it off last week (6/1), but I don't think I was quite ready to do it at that time despite the fact that it was already peeling off in some areas around the scar. I think I was more afraid that it might hurt or that the tape would peel off the scab as well.
The tape did peel off the dark color that could be seen through the tape. It kinda looked like it was either a scab or maybe just residual blood that had seeped through the stitching, I don't know. What was underneath though did surprise me. You can see the scar and it doesn't look as bad as it did with the tape on! I was able to peel off about 1/4 of the tape on the right side and a little bit in the center. The area above the scar is still numb and feels uncomfortable when I touch it, so I left the tape in that area. I even tried to removed the scab from the drain site (left side), but it was still a little reddish/pink under it, so I left it there. I will continue to remove the tape as it peels off in this area.
The two photos attached to this post are before and after shots.
So, how does my neck look?
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