2 weeks post-op

Andy's surgeon told us that the bandage covering the incision/stitches would fall off on its own and that we should just leave it alone until it did so. For some reason, I was expecting it to stay on for 2-3 days before coming off. The tape started peeling up around the edges last night and just late today started coming off most of the way around, so I finally took it off...2 weeks after the surgery! Here's a photo I got of the stitches/scar - taken with a phone camera, so not the best picture, but it's what I had close. The scar is maybe 1 1/2 inches long and actually looks pretty good, as you can see. The stitches should dissolve on their own; you can see a bit of it sticking out on the right end. We take Andy back in for a follow up in a couple weeks, and the doctor said if the stitches haven't come out by then, he might slide them out as it should be healed.