Electric Razor for Stoma Care - Men's Experiences?

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...

I use an electric hair clipper; it works fine for me.

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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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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Beard trimmer does double duty... that is all...

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.

Lucky for me, I do not have much hair. The stoma nurse did mine once in the beginning.

I use shaving cream and a razor. I really didn't give any thought to an electric razor.

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

 

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...

I have a colostomy and use electric clippers to tidy up and remove hair growth.

Tip: Use a toilet roll tube over your stoma to protect it while clipping. It makes it easy, and you don't have to worry about accidentally cutting it!

That's a great idea!