Wound Care

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Wounds remain covered until your first post-op visit with your surgeon.
Ice pack to the wound can provide comfort.
After the dressing is removed you may shower and get the wound wet with soap and water. Sponge it dry and avoid trauma. Leave dressing off.
Do not put peroxide, alcohol, iodine, alovera, vitamin E or other medication on the wound. These do not help healing and may irritate or burn the wound.
Be patient about the appearance of your scar. Scar maturation is a process that takes six months. This is the time it takes a scar to fade and soften and this is when the scar will look its best. Most scars will be nearly invisible by this time.