Reviewer: lam, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had a horrible reaction to this glue. It was used around my face, then my doctor tested to see if I was alergic by putting a little bit on my abdomen. I had to use steroid drops, then oral steroids, then steroid cream to get rid of the large, bright red, raised, inflamed, bumpy, horribly painful and itchy rash. I am not usually allergic to anything. This really complicated my surgery and cause ... Show Full Comment

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I had a horrible reaction to this glue. It was used around my face, then my doctor tested to see if I was alergic by putting a little bit on my abdomen. I had to use steroid drops, then oral steroids, then steroid cream to get rid of the large, bright red, raised, inflamed, bumpy, horribly painful and itchy rash. I am not usually allergic to anything. This really complicated my surgery and caused me much discomfort and a much longer recovery. Someone should report this to the FDA. I still have the rash on my abdomen. From one small swab of masticol I got a palm sized rash that is resistant to going away. It actually hurts when my shower water touches it.
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Reviewer: Amanda, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had surgery on my wrist recently. I was told to leave the bandage on for 16 days, which I did even though it was driving me nuts itching and burning. Upon removal, my wrist had a large rectangle shaped red-blistered patch. My Dr said, "I've never seen anything like that." He said, "that is the shape of exactly where we would put the mastisol. I was sent home and told to c ... Show Full Comment

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I had surgery on my wrist recently. I was told to leave the bandage on for 16 days, which I did even though it was driving me nuts itching and burning. Upon removal, my wrist had a large rectangle shaped red-blistered patch. My Dr said, "I've never seen anything like that." He said, "that is the shape of exactly where we would put the mastisol. I was sent home and told to come back in a week if it wasn't better. I bought topical benedryl and I'm hoping that will help. Now I'm wondering if the fact that I had the mastisol stuck to my skin for so many days will cause any permanent issues.
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Reviewer: dlumpy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I recently had my gallbladder removed and they used steri-strips and Mastisol to close the incisions. Three days after the surgery I began to break out in a horrible contact dermatitis rash. The doctor said it was probably from the Mastisol since steri-strips had never bothered me before. Up until now I have never had any allergies to adhesives. It was just like really bad posion oak/ivy react ... Show Full Comment

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I recently had my gallbladder removed and they used steri-strips and Mastisol to close the incisions. Three days after the surgery I began to break out in a horrible contact dermatitis rash. The doctor said it was probably from the Mastisol since steri-strips had never bothered me before. Up until now I have never had any allergies to adhesives. It was just like really bad posion oak/ivy reaction. I had to get a steriod shot and take a steriod dose pack for a week to clear it up.
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Reviewer: Delma, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Mastisol caused horrible blistering on my back after a back surgery, then after a back fusion. The pain was unbearable. It took several weeks to recover from the blistering.

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Mastisol caused horrible blistering on my back after a back surgery, then after a back fusion. The pain was unbearable. It took several weeks to recover from the blistering.
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Reviewer: Dorothy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had a severe skin reaction with horrible itching, weeping & blistering of my skin after back surgery & again after a c-section. They didn't know what caused it but said something they used in surgery. Then I had my gallbladder out & it happened again. It was fine when the staples were in but once they applied the mastisol & steristrips, the contact dermatitis started again. I ... Show Full Comment

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I had a severe skin reaction with horrible itching, weeping & blistering of my skin after back surgery & again after a c-section. They didn't know what caused it but said something they used in surgery. Then I had my gallbladder out & it happened again. It was fine when the staples were in but once they applied the mastisol & steristrips, the contact dermatitis started again. I had to go on prednisone because it was so bad & my stomach area looked almost like a burn. The itching & crawling feeling & stinging & burning made me almost crazy! It lasted for a few weeks & Dr told me to never let them use mastisol again.
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