#tegaderm

[artostattoo]

How Long Does Tegaderm Stay On Tattoo

New How Long Does Tegaderm Stay On Tattoo. When applied to the original site of a tattoo, tegaderm should remain intact for about three weeks after the last bandage change before it. What is the best thing to.

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* leave the tegaderm on for 72 hours. How long should i leave tegaderm on a tattoo? How long to keep tegaderm on tattoo?

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How long to keep tegaderm on tattoo? * leave the tegaderm on for 72 hours.

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When applied to the original site of a tattoo, tegaderm should remain intact for about three weeks after the last bandage change before it. If your bandage is leaking, gently wipe away any leakage with a soft cloth or paper towel, as needed.

If Your Bandage Is Leaking, Gently Wipe Away Any Leakage With A Soft Cloth Or Paper Towel, As Needed.

How long to keep tegaderm on tattoo? Tegaderm is a layer which is easy to apply; It is a popular mean of protecting a newly engraved tattoo.

If Your Tattoo Is Bandaged With Tegaderm:

How long should i leave tegaderm on a tattoo? When applied to the original site of a tattoo, tegaderm should remain intact for about three weeks after the last bandage change before it. * leave the tegaderm on for 72 hours.

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[tatterings]

I may have impulsively got a flash tattoo of Danny DeVito at MAGFest this year for charity, and now it's in the itching stage and I wanna gnaw my fucking leg off

[potpiehead]

this is no claires ear piercing

[alethiometry]

btw i accidentally got a mind flayer / bg3 emperor tattoo OOPS

[freckledsweetpea]

I'm just goofin.

[littleholmes]

getting the final part of my second tattoo done today and as much as I tried to prep my body and get into pre-tat mode to help my slow healing self by getting enough rest this week and eating decently, the universe had other ideas so I’m just gonna drink my water, eat enough before, pack something sweet just in case, and hopefully avoid adrenaline crash

[medkartonline1]

3M Tegaderm: The Ultimate Guide to Transparent Film Dressings

In the realm of wound care and medical dressings, 3M Tegaderm stands out as a leader in transparent film dressings. This comprehensive guide aims to provide an in-depth understanding of Tegaderm, its applications, benefits, and best practices for usage in clinical settings.

What is 3M Tegaderm?

3M Tegaderm is a transparent film dressing manufactured by 3M, a renowned name in healthcare products. It consists of a thin, breathable film that adheres to the skin, creating a protective barrier over wounds or intravenous (IV) sites while allowing for easy visualization of the wound site.

How Does 3M Tegaderm Work?

Tegaderm works by forming a waterproof and bacteria-resistant barrier over the wound or IV site, helping to maintain a moist healing environment conducive to wound healing. Its transparent nature allows healthcare providers to monitor the wound without removing the dressing, reducing the risk of disturbance and potential infection.

Benefits of 3M Tegaderm

Transparent Design

One of the primary benefits of Tegaderm is its transparent design, which enables healthcare providers to assess the wound or IV site without removing the dressing. This transparency allows for continuous monitoring of the healing progress, minimizing the need for frequent dressing changes and reducing patient discomfort.

Moisture Management

Tegaderm creates a moist environment over the wound, which is essential for promoting optimal wound healing. By retaining moisture and preventing excessive drying, Tegaderm helps to facilitate the natural healing process and minimize scarring.

Waterproof and Bacteria-Resistant

Tegaderm's waterproof and bacteria-resistant properties make it an ideal choice for protecting wounds from external contaminants and moisture. This feature is particularly advantageous in challenging clinical environments where maintaining wound integrity is paramount.

Applications of 3M Tegaderm

Wound Dressing

3M Tegaderm Dubai is commonly used as a primary or secondary dressing for a variety of wounds, including minor abrasions, lacerations, and surgical incisions. Its transparent film allows for easy inspection of the wound site, facilitating timely assessment and appropriate wound care interventions.

IV Site Protection

Tegaderm is also widely utilized for securing and protecting IV catheters and infusion sites. Its transparent film enables healthcare providers to monitor the insertion site for signs of infection or infiltration without disturbing the catheter, promoting optimal catheter longevity and patient comfort.

Best Practices for Using 3M Tegaderm

Proper Application Technique

Ensure proper skin preparation before applying Tegaderm to promote adhesion and prevent skin irritation. Smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles during application to ensure a secure and comfortable fit.

Regular Monitoring

Regularly monitor the condition of the Tegaderm dressing and the underlying wound or IV site for signs of complications, such as infection, skin irritation, or leakage. Promptly replace the dressing if it becomes soiled, loose, or compromised.

Gentle Removal

When removing Tegaderm, use gentle and slow movements to minimize trauma to the surrounding skin and reduce the risk of pain or discomfort for the patient. Consider using adhesive remover or warm water to facilitate dressing removal, particularly for sensitive skin areas.

Conclusion

3M Tegaderm in Dubai transparent film dressing offers a versatile and effective solution for wound care and IV site protection. Its transparent design, moisture management capabilities, and waterproof properties make it a preferred choice among healthcare providers for promoting optimal healing outcomes and patient comfort.

[sainte666]

ok i’m ready to take the tattoo covering off now lol

i need to FREE THEM

[glossopetrae]

Preaching to the choir here but it would be sooooo cool if medical professionals could communicate clearly with eachother so that patients aren't trying to fill in the blanks of what was and wasn't communicated impacting speed and quality of care.

[cymothoid]

i noticed a bunch of moots are about to donate their tits to pathology like i did. so heres a post for you.

ROCH'S TOP SURGERY ESSENTIALS:

bathrobe/housecoat/kimono/whatever. you need A Robe. trust me

dry shampoo and wipes. youre gonna feel sooooo gross by day 3.

box of your favorite snacks from nuts.com or somesuch for easy access

a nice fancy instant ramen for easy meals. not maruchan. mild Jin Ramen was my soup of choice and i went through a lot of it. get some chopped veg and presliced meat to zhuzh it up

roll of vet tape (for making a Drain Holster for the shower)

adhesive removal wipes (VERY IMPORTANT you cannot BELIEVE how raw youre gonna feel after peeling off twenty thousand of those fuckin tegaderms. trust me)

peri bottle (good when you dont have a lot of flexibility yet.)

one of those back pillows with the arms that you can prop yourself up on. good for my fellow side sleepers

a gatorade and an egg drop wonton soup right after the surgery. manna from heaven. gatorade in general is a good thing to have, but also drink a ton of water

the day right after surgery is the worst. take those painkillers the SECOND you wake up and then crawl back into bed.

optional but youre gonna want to try getting out of bed with JUST your core muscles, no arms involved. do some crunches if you want. getting up from a dumbbell chest press is good practice

steel yourself for the drains. its gross. i know its gross. there might be a chunk, its fine. just remember, its yours. you made that. it'd be worse if it was someone ELSE'S drain juice and/or weird chunk. you remember this fact and youll be fine.

enjoy my wisdom

[jenthebug]

Had a brain fart and did a biiiiiig stretch.

Ouch! 😭 45 minutes until pain meds

Twin Bro has left, he’s on his way back to Seattle now. I’m so glad he came to help. He was instrumental in getting me my pain meds yesterday. He also made me a log for my meds, cleaned up, bought a couple dinners, helped with my drains, and let me know that I’m healing up well. 🥰

Without him here, it’s harder to rest. I know that’s exactly what I need to do, but there’s nobody keeping me here and those dishes need done.

I have friends coming over, that’ll keep me still for a while. I need to text Squish and ask her to come over.

Body horror under the cut.

I’m having the weirdest sensations. I have pain inside my breast area, but no sensation on the skin. I itch on the skin, but it’s numb, so I can’t scratch it.

I’ve seen my reflection. It’s obvious that my breasts are gone. The tissue expanders give a little bit of volume, but not even as much as my real breasts. And the bruises are un-fucking-real. This is about what I was expecting. I’m looking forward to new and bigger breasts, but imagining them now is kind of a leap.

I’m wearing a tegaderm bra. I hate the tegaderm bra. (Tegaderm is a sticky, clear adhesive.) I want it gone, but I’m not super stoked about the whole “taking off” part. At least the skin on the breasts is numb.

[witchdisk]

Skin Removal Sep 17 Postmortem

A few days ago I performed another skin removal procedure. (See #skin removal for more) Here's a writeup of some of the things we learned this time.

The #10 scalpel blade is useful for long+thin removals because the blade is longer. This lets us do the sort of "long, loving cuts" while pulling up the skin, under tension, using the full length of the blade. This is faster than the #15, but you still want that one for precision at the beginning and end.

For this design, there were certain cuts which we wanted to be along the same line, like the edges of the eyelashes:

When doing the procedure, I did each of the eyelashes separately, so I did these cuts at different times. I should have used the sterile ruler that comes packaged with the surgical skin pens and made these cuts all at the same time. This would have helped make sure they're in line.

This time I used sterile dermal curettes to even out the depth after removing the skin. This was a great idea and it made this step so much easier. I used the 4mm curette for this procedure, and I only needed one. I will be recommending this going forward. Here's the tool and me using it:

Have multiple sets of splinter forceps!! (Or whatever your main forceps are.) I had backup adson and hemostatic forceps, but I was acutely aware the procedure would get a lot harder if I dropped my tools. This isn't relevant if you have a flash sterilizer, but those are kind of expensive.

Ask your subject what kind of communication they want from you! This time, xe said "if you had told me [we're halfway done] I don't think I would have been able to finish." Good thing I didn't do that!

EMLA cream (lidocaine 2.5%/prilocaine 2.5%) is quite useful to help those with a lower pain tolerance. It pretty much eliminated the pain from the cutting, but not all the sensations (e.g. skin being pulled up, felt sense of something wrong ("felt like something i could not perceive but my body was reacting to"). I have some prescribed because I've been scared of needles, and the numbing helps with getting blood drawn.

We already know this, but just to reiterate: it's important to get the correct depth on the guiding lines. The skin should separate, like this:

Using sterile bordered gauze + hydrogel for the wound dressing did not work this time. It dried on the wound, and removing the bandage to clean resulted in mechanical debridement. This hurt a lot and irritated the wound in ways that we hadn't planned for. Using tegaderm initially, like we did two times ago, was also not ideal because it resulted in a big gross bubble of exudate. Something in-between these is required, but I'm not sure what. It should stay moist, but still be relatively absorbent. Tegaderm+pad, for the occlusiveness? Recs here appreciated. Pigeon reported it used a bunch of saline to soak the area to help with this, but there were still some issues.

The lines ended up thicker than in the design. We think this is mainly because skin tension pulled the cuts open. This may be mitigated by wound contraction during healing; we will measure how it ends up vs the desired width to determine that. See this video of me removing a full section to see what I mean.

The loupe glasses!! As seen below. These were some cheap ones I got off amazon, but were actually super helpful. They didn't really improve my posture, and my back still hurts >.< However, they did help me see details a lot better. If I keep doing this I will consider getting a better pair. They gave me a headache after about 30 minutes while practicing, but were totally fine during the procedure. Unsure why!

I need to work on my aseptic technique. I was not adequately monitoring for reaching over the sterile field. My gloves should have covered my sleeves, but there was bare skin exposed. My gown was not sterile (haven't found sterile ones for a reasonable price) and it probably touched the drape a few times. The sterilization pouches I used were difficult to use for the bowls I had - difficult to get them out easily, difficult to load in the pressure cooker. I should really look into getting a secondhand rigid sterilization container. Last I remember, the difficulty was finding filters for these. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right place, or maybe I could make my own (tyvek? like the mushroom growers use...).

My informed consent notes mention the risk of keloid scarring, with a note this is 15x more likely on darker skin. I don't have a source cited for this, and so I don't know how this applies to black vs brown skin. This would have been useful to know!

Needed to print/laminate the handwash/handrub posters.

Re-affirmed a lot of things we already learned. Full-depth removal is the way to go. Ensure guiding lines are deep enough. #11 blade for short/straight lines, #15 for removal, and having separate scalpel handles for each is good.

Dumb one, but having a bunch of tiny individually wrapped gauze pads is annoying as hell. I picked up some bigger ones, we will see if those are what is needed or if I need to find packs of multiple smaller ones.

I'm gonna give it one more go, but I don't actually think pig skin is ideal to practice on, mostly due to the lack of blood/lack of elasticity. Much more difficult to determine the appropriate layer to separate skin at, compared to live human skin. Would appreciate other recommendations here for practice materials...

Okay, I think that's about all the thoughts I want to write out now! I will meld these notes with my existing ones soon, and get those published. As always pls hmu if you want to talk about this, especially if you have experience.

[lonelynpc]

The Batfam as Medical Specialties

bruce wayne is an anaesthetist: you might say, “but, lonelynpc, bruce wayne would be a paediatrician,” to which i would say, "no". this man can pay attention to 1000 things at once. he’s writing in the anaesthetic record while listening to the monitors, singing his favourite song and listening out for close. he knows exactly what the patient's heart rate, sats, etc are from sound alone. he can recognise the most minute changes in the monitor’s sounds and will know exactly what it is that’s dropping or increasing without looking up. if he's standing up, you know there's something to be worried about. (brings cakes in from alfred for his team every day, don't @ me)

dick grayson is a trauma surgeon: this is because i am afraid of him and i am afraid of trauma surgeons. he’s terrifying and he works fast. he's an inexpressible comfort to people in his care, he regularly gets flowers or chocolates from families and patients. he’s lovely outside of work but at work, jfc can you stop glaring at me over the drapes? (also treats his entire team to dinner at the end of every month)

jason todd is a paediatric surgeon: i don’t wanna hear it. he definitely pimps his students, interns and residents for sport but the second he’s around his patients? he's "doctor jay". he’s got stickers in every pocket, fun scrub caps, a dragon stephoscope cover, a jelly finger monster on the end of his penlight and an endless supply of teddy bear tegaderms. he's got toy stephoscopes and teddy bears in his pockets at all times to give to the kids. he puts a bandage, wristband, hospital gown, mask and hairnet on patient's toys before they wake up as well.

barbara gordon is a cardiothoracic surgeon: she’s serious, intimidating and calculating. people look at her and wither. she’s yelling at interns for talking, pimping her med students about everything including her surgical playlist. you get a question wrong? “do some research. i’ll ask you again when i see you next,” and she will not forget so you better do that research. she's strict with patients because she cares and gets so excited when she sees/hears improvement.

tim drake is a radiologist: he’s glued to that damn screen and pounding back black coffee. he’s seeing the problem before you even know there is one. “oh, you don’t see that tiny hairline fracture with your novice eyes? you're pathetic, get out of my way. i’m getting you an ophthalmology consult.”

stephanie brown is an orthopedic surgeon: she’s a jock. i can’t explain it. she is a jock. she’s blasting the most absurdly mixed playlist, singing along and wearing her space suit and lead. she's fun and can tell you the exact injury and the severity just by hearing the mechanism of injury. no filter though smh, she'll tell her intern that they should get their back looked at after seeing their posture.

duke thomas is a neurosurgeon: can’t explain it but he is. he’s got the lights out and that headlamp on, nobody talk to him, he’s Looking™, did somebody breathe? who did that? own up so i can kick you out, you should be ashamed of yourself and your family.

cassandra cain is a general practitioner: i think she’d love being a general practitioner (family medicine). she’d like having regular patients, she'd like the variety and the payoff. alternatively, i'd say she'd like pallative care and providing comfort in end-of-life care.

damian wayne is an ob/gyn: look, let’s be real, he’s probably a vet but in human medicine? ob/gyn. he chews out residents but he also chews out partners in the room for being annoying during delivery. he has a chaperone with him 24/7 and will kick all non-essential personnel out of the room during an exam. also has mastered the old "oh, could you go sign the discharge forms at reception?" to get a partner out of the room so he can ask if the patient is safe going home.

[freckledsweetpea]

the tegaderm is off my tattoo and she's available for the world to see

[littleholmes]

i got a little dizzy for a second a little bit ago so I’m gonna eat but otherwise I think maybe managed to avoid the worst of the adrenaline crash from last time…maybe

I’m just a little tired and I got frustrated at myself when I realized I was out of Tegaderm bc I messed up the first two pieces I put on and had to start the whole washing process over and, since they’re the smaller patches, I don’t have enough to fully cover this tat bc I underestimated how wide this one is compared to my Bebop one.

mom asked a question about something right after that and I ended up answering her in a snappy way and immediately I was like ughhh I’m such a jerk😣 she didn’t deserve me getting an attitude especially when she’s doing me a favor by going back out to get more for me. I’m getting snippy so it’s definitely time to eat, watch Buddy Daddies, and rest for the rest of the day

I also underestimated how much I use my left arm and the placement makes washing it a little messy 😅I think I’m gonna end up sticking my arm in the shower and rinsing it that way to make it easier. Also the sting is starting to kick in again but otherwise I’m feeling alright! Even though it doesn’t sound like it 😆

Oh! And here’s a picture! I go back to finish it in a month

[meatexe]

Not the tattooooo it might mess up

its got tegaderm on it just a lil bit it might get me pregnant if u just press ur fingers into it a lil cmonnnnnn