Bathing After Takedown

I was never advised not to use the bath, but it was suggested, while the old Stoma site was still an open wound to not allow it be submerged under water.

Whilst the wound was healing and still covered with a dressing I was advised to keep the dressing applied while showering  & to remove the old dressing after my shower,  pat dry the wound area and have a new dressing applied.

I think at the point your scar is at the point where you are more than okay to take a bath. It sounds like your scar is healing pretty well! As long as it is a closed wound, my surgeon didn't seem to think soaking it would bother it. I was so glad to take baths!

When mine got to this point, my surgeon said to soften the scab with water while in the shower and pick it off!  Made me a little nervous but I did it anyway.  That was at about 2 mos. out.  No issues with it at all.

Jordy, wouldn't worry about it mate.  As you know im in a similar position (3 months out with the same purple scar and same releuctant scab (i think there is a stitch right underneath, hench slightly slower to heal).

Ive been swimming and having a bath for weeks.  Mind you i have also been using bio oil, and those Chinese vacuum cups (used for massage, they suck the skin into a cup using a vacumm, intention is to get the blood flowing to the scar).  tbh i doubt thats made much of a difference to the physical bonding of the tissue, maybe it has helped a little cosmetically).

If you have any epsom salts lying around, they are both relaxing, detoxing and encourage skin healing AFAIK.  Chuck a cup in if possible :-)