This is for mostly men. I shower with my 2-piece system completely off. I use a razor to shave around my stoma. Does anybody here use an electric razor to do this? If so, is it easier and better than a razor? Very curious...
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Nov 05, 2023 1:41 am
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AlexT
Nov 05, 2023 5:16 am
No way I'd risk a slip from a regular razor and have to deal with a cut. I use this and it works great…
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Mayoman
Nov 05, 2023 1:12 pm
LOL... Me too, Axl 😱. The only way to get a really close shave. Make sure we have our glasses on while dancing with disaster! If I leave it too long between shaves, the pointy little hairs grow into the sticky and it is painful to remove. Gotta do it every shower! It feels so liberating to stand under the hot shower with my naked stoma, great for the skin too.
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AlexT
Nov 05, 2023 2:49 pm
Reply to Mayoman
I did use a razor once when I first got my stoma and didn't like how it was difficult to get really close to the stoma, and I got ingrown hairs from using it. That bikini razor allows me to get right next to my stoma and takes the hair off perfectly, so I do not get an ingrown hair again. I use it every time I change my stuff.
xnine
Nov 05, 2023 7:07 pm
Lucky for me, I do not have much hair. The stoma nurse did mine once in the beginning.
14jax71
Nov 05, 2023 7:33 pm
I use shaving cream and a razor. I really didn't give any thought to an electric razor.
gentlejohn
Nov 05, 2023 11:15 pm
Every WOCN nurse I have met has urged the usage of an electric shaver and not using a standard razor. That is because of what a standard razor does to the skin. Small abrasions and irritations beneath the barrier can be a problem. I personally use an electronic razor.
Here is the WOCN publication on basic skin care around a stoma:
https://www.ostomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wocn_basic_ostomy_skin_care_2018.pdf
Silveradokid
Nov 13, 2023 1:00 am
I haven't had to worry about hair removal around my stoma yet. But I do have a roll of duct tape in the closet...