There are many ways to close wounds, your nurse practitioner or doctor has selected glue as the best method for your wound. Currently Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust use a glue called DermaFlex.
You should keep the wound and glue dry, wherever possible. However the manufacturer does suggest that light wetting is fine and shouldn’t affect the glue.
Try not to put the wound in water completely and do not pick or rub the glue. This could cause the wound to split open.
Avoid exposing the wound glue to direct sunlight.
DermaFlex does not need to be removed it will drop off naturally after 5-10 days.
Simple analgesics can be used after a wound, most of which can be bought over the counter in shops, supermarkets or pharmacy’s. Examples are:
You may have been prescribed an alternative pain killer, please refer to specific advice for that tablet if this is the case.
Wounds closed using glue should be scabbed over by the time the glue comes off. Full healing can take around 2 weeks, sometimes longer depending on how severe the injury was.
Redness, foul smell, discharging pus or feeling unwell are signs of an infection. If you have any of these you should seek medical advice through your GP or local Emergency Department.
If the glue has dropped off, the wound re-opens, or doesn’t seem like it has closed properly, go back to your local Emergency Department.
If you have any concerns or queries about your wound glue, contact NHS 111 or your GP. If your concern is an emergency, go to your local Emergency Department.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a smoke-free organisation. You are not permitted to smoke or in use e-cigarettes in any of the hospital buildings or grounds.
