 [ Symptoms ] i had a laceration dermabonded at hospital dermabond came off and the cut is open can it be reglued to prevent scar  the laceration is shallow but its on my shoulder so it naturally pulls apart the the nurse told me that it would be fine if i showered with the dermabond on my shoulder but he turned out to be wrong the glue softened and the wound opened unfortunalty i did not notice right away because of all the scabbing today 5 days after the dermabond came off the large scab fell off in the shower and i can see that the cut is wide open can i reseal it so i dont end up with a huge scar [ Disease ] most helpful answer no this cannot be re glued or sutured after five days unless the wound is re cut you are most likely going to be stuck with a scar as this wound must heal naturally now this is why i hate and never use dermabond especially in an area where there is tension dermabond is for lazy medical providers and those who are not skilled in suturing it has a place but in very very few situations suturing is almost always a better choice i am very sorry that happened to you and that you were given the improper instructions dermabond should not get wet in a shower scars can be improved by plastic surgery so if you are cosmetically scarred in about a year this may be what you have to do the body has a remarkable ability to repair damage however so things may look fine a year from now go back to the hospital