Incision areas

[Irish96]

Is it normal for incision areas to be a bit smelly and a slight bit of pain , 8 days post op?

[Hidden]

Hey mate. I am on day 15. No pain or smell so far. Sit in warm salt water tub for 20 mins. Thats would help lot for reducing pain and infection

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

If the smell and pain are indicating that infection is already present, this is one for a doctor as oral antibiotics may be required. Salt baths are really meant to help prevent infection not necessarily cure it.

[GoodOLheart]

Use an old cup and put a teaspoon of table salt and use luke warm boiled water. Bath it for upto 4/5 minutes twice daily I had a similar experience, thought i had an infection going by some posts here. Everything good now, no slight smell. Pain can be normal for first week or two, but bathing it will help, take a pain killer if necessary..

[Margers]

I had a little smell for couple days, because of the death skin, not infection. I guess its normal.