Hi when I had the same op as you my consultant said to keep dressing on for 3 weeks until I saw him again. I did change them after 2nd week as they were peeling and catching on clothes. 

Xxx

Hello and thanks for your post,

Surgeons do differ in their advice, based on each individual patient, and what they actually had done. He/she might have presumed that the original dressing may have slight soiling from wound ooze on it. This could keep the wound damp if it was significant. Leaving the original wound dressing on a couple of days more probably won't adversely affect the wound. However, if you want a covering longer than that, then you would have to renew the dressing with a new clean one to reduce the chance of infection. But ideally it is better to expose the wound, for it to dry up and form a scab to heal.

I hope that this makes sense,

Best wishes,

Vanda

Hi , how's your wound looking ?

I was told to leave my dressing on for1 week and remove.  My dressing was waterproof so I could have shower but not soak proof.

My dissolvable stitches didn't dissolve and ended up like little clear rainbows. Which I got nurses to removed on day 19.

A variety of dressings are used by different hospitals /surgeons. 

Hope your wound healing well.

Efffie x