Hey there, yesterday I got my xSIID + LED implanted. Everything’s going great so far, no pain, no swelling (as far as I can tell) and I even see the led dimly through the bandaid.
However, since it’s like a billion degrees outside (Both in °F and °C) I’m already sweating off my bandaid. When I look online I get conflicting information about how to care for the wound. Piercer said to leave the bandaid on for 5 days, here I read 48 hours, somewhere else I read it needs to be changed daily.
What do you recommend? I am desperate for a shower honestly but don’t want to risk getting water on the injection site. Is it okay to change it already? And if so with what kind of patch?
Nextcare waterproof bandages are perhaps the best ones on the market.
Keep it clean, keep it dry, and if water gets under the band aid and it saturates the pad, replace the band aid.
You can probably shower without any problems, I my needle wounds closed well enough for that within a day. But you certainly don’t want to abuse the area while it heals and keeping a band aid on it is a good idea.
Cheap, non-waterproof band aids have to be replaced if they get wet but are better than nothing if that’s what you have available. Waterproof band aids also need to be replaced if water manages to get to the pad.
I thought that the scales met at -40. But only Celsius makes sense so I’m not surprised that Fahrenheit goes from crazy to completely crazy at some point.
Like everything, there’s nuance here. The best course of action depends on a lot of factors.
When it comes to sweat and water, both have the potential to carry contaminants into the wound. If you are sweating to the point your bandage adhesive is failing, it might be better to leave it open to dry (if possible).
In general, after an x-series installation, you only need to wear a bandage for a short time.. 24 hours is enough generally speaking. By then the blood should have clotted and a small intradermal scab should have formed. After this you should be able to take the bandage off and let it breath.. drying out the epidermal scab and basically forming a pretty good seal. Washing hands and showering should be fine for the next week, but avoid soaking baths or swimming if possible.
Thanks everyone! My biggest concern was removing it too early as the piercer mentioned it should stay on there for 5 days. Which would be a lot of time to run around with a sweaty band-aid.
I removed it for a water-proof one for my shower today and after that I’ll let it air out.
@enginerd It’s a little known, but very, very scientific fact that at 1 billion°, Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin meet again to form a new unit. 1 billion of either is equivalent to 1°FCK