It varies from hospital to hospital. If you look at the Vlog, there are places where they take it off immediately after 2 to 3 days, but
 the hospital I worked at said that they will remove the stitches a week later.
 Since I have to go to work starting Tuesday after the holidays, I will be at home in about 5 days. When I asked if I could take it off, I was told to gently remove it so as not to stretch the skin.
 But the area where the tape was put on is getting itchy,,, hahahahahaha I want to take it off. Are they just telling me to keep it on because of the bruises and swelling?