Day 15 Post-Yeet

 This morning, all the dermabond came off.

Well, specifically, I removed it. But it wasn't premature, and it's totally fine. I'll explain further:
The edges have been peeling up, as I stated previously. I had been trimming the edges to keep it from pulling. There were some bits that appeared to be...melting...into my skin. For lack of a better description. I was being careful not to dislodge anything too near the incision lines. But this morning, when checking the incisions (which I do multiple times a day, looking for signs of infection, etc.), I realized that one of the incision lines, specifically the worst looking one, wasn't quite attached. Like, as I moved, the incision line also moved, but not in the same way. So I peeled the edges a little, and the whole patch of dermabond came right off. Since that was the worst-looking one, I decided to poke at the other two (non-umbilical) incisions. They had the same situation. What looked like a fresh incision line was basically a scab, held in place by a layer of liquid stitches. So I did the only logical thing and removed the remaining bits of dermabond. The only marginally painful part was when there were parts stuck on hairs. (Before anyone gets all "TMI" on me, kindly remember that we're mammals, and all mammals have at least fine hair on the majority of their body.)

It was also fairly uncomfortable scrubbing the last bits of residue off of my skin, because bruises are still a thing.

I'm also dealing with a bit of body dysmorphia from the scars. Ok, I knew there would be some scarring. It's inevitable with any kind of major incision. Unfortunately, I hadn't really prepared myself for how...intense...they might be.
They're not large. Each one is, on the surface, about half an inch long, and quite very narrow. They're not terribly dark. So it's not a visibility thing. I have no reason to expect that they won't lighten even further as time goes on. So what's the problem? I can feel them. Very easily. Just brushing over the area, I can feel a thick ridge under the skin. It feels 3-4 times the size of the incision. And it's upsetting me. It shouldn't; it's not a big scar, it's not terribly visible, and it's not like I have any problem with other scars. I have plenty of them, and I've never been upset by any of them. So why are these different? Excellent question. I don't know. So this is a new feeling.